I really have learned a lot reading everyone's theory, and I would like to thank you all for the wonderful exchange of information. I have my own little theory on this 3-4 month drop of production: Most women want to breastfeed and they do so, but they do not always adopt the "lyfestyle" needed to successfully breastfeed for a long period of time. First, they do not always get the right information so the very basics of breastfeeding are rarely respected. Then, mothers accept to live in a bubble or "rest phase" for a certain while but at about 3 to 4 months they "want their old life back" and they want to resume their "before baby life". They want to start cleaning, cooking, going out (shopping or visiting). Their lifestyle changes, they usually do not breastfeed as often or as long (too busy). Baby also goes through a normal change of behaviour. All of this put together and mothers most always find that their milk production decreases. Some of them might understand the whole problem and really try to adopt a slower lifestyle, but others do try to breastfeed more often and longer, but are stressed or think about all they should be doing and are not doing because of the breastfeeding...so it is not always easy to get the production up again. Plus some women get easily bring their production up and other have more trouble. Dany Gauthier, IBCLC Breastfeeding Coordinator Coordonnatrice en allaitement maternel pour la region 03 Quebec [log in to unmask]