Dear Folks:
  I know that there is a lot of research that says it doesn't matter what the
mother eats or drinks to make enough good milk. I have heard from people that
have been there  to see that women in famines have milk running out of them,
but have to have someone hold their baby for them to feed because they don't
have the energy.
  On the other hand, I hear all kinds of stories about "eat this"
(galactagogue) or "drink that" to make more milk. I know Lawrence talks about
diet affecting the type of fat in the milk. And I personally had the
experience of feeling like I had less milk when nursing my last baby. She'd
been fussy and my neighbor asked me if I was drinking enough. I hadn't been. I
started to drink more water, and my baby stopped being fussy. According to the
research, that shouldn't have happened.
  Same for a mother of nursing triplets that I know who maintains that her
supply was boosted by a nutritional supplement given to her by her husband.
Some well respected LCs have scoffed at this.
  So what is true? It makes sense to me that a mother should be able to make
milk anywhere, any time because humans are programmed to survive famine. But
hearing of dairy farmer's concerns about what the cows are fed to make enough
milk kind of knocks that concept away. Humans are so complex and variable.
  What are your thoughts on this? Warmly, Nikki Lee