For those who see fast-growing, colicky babies who are thought to be allergic to mom's milk, the following references are really, really helpful. Mothers adore the first one. Many tell me, "How did the authors know? It's as if they've been right here in my house watching my baby and me!" Effects of an over-active let-down reflex. Andrusiak BA and Larose-Kuzenko M. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit # 13. Available from La Leche League International (and ILCA?) Colic, "ovefrfeeding", and symptoms of lactose malabsorption in the breast-fed baby: a possible artifact of feed management? 1988. Woolridge MW and Fisher C. Lancet, Aug 13, 1988, 382-384. Finish the first breast first. 1995. Vickers MC. Leaven (LLL's Journal for Leaders), Sept Oct 1995: 69-71. Overactive let-down: consequences & treatments. 1995. Jozwiak M. Leaven, Sept Oct 1995: 71-72. This is *such* a fixable problem! To avoid it in the first place, I urge moms to nurse like dogs or horses or mice or any other mammals: switch the baby to the other side if he indicates he's finished with the first, or if you're bored with nursing on that side, or if you get uncomfortable in that position, or if you need that hand free for something else... for any reason at all *except* in-order-to-make-sure-he-takes-the-other-side. (This is assuming that nursing is going basically well.) Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY