Elisheva I agree w/ the many suggestions re pain relief for the afterpains. I was going to suggest the Ca/Mg suppls. However, THIS DOES NOT SOUND NORMAL TO ME. Afterpains usually subside in 3-4 days - usually - and I have never had that degree of pain reported to me. Now, surely this CAN BE w/i the range of normal, but I would recommend a recheck w/ the midwife or doc. Maybe a retained fragment, infection? Laurie Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, USA _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html