Rebecca, Kathy and Lori, Just how close do you live to each other? I think my first concern would be what pollutants are common in your environment. I have dry eyes without fail every time I visit my parents. So dry that I have trouble removing my contacts...now I take and wear my glasses while visiting them. I have not been able to pinpoint what irritant is present in their house/community.... (No, it is not just the stress of being there, they are outstanding). Central heat/air, dogs, cats, carpets.....potpourri? I very rarely experience dry eyes at home, and when I do it is nothing like the reaction I get there. It would indeed be interesting to find a link to this dry-eye phenomenon and estrogen/breastfeeding. However, I suspect it is something much more common...maybe so everyday that you are overlooking it as a possibility. Laura Wright Jackson, MS *********************************************** 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