On Thu, 24 Oct 1996 12:04:50 -0700, Lisa Amir wrote:
>Sweating: in my training as a breastfeeding counsellor with NMAA I learnt that
>some women do have night sweats while breastfeeding. I don't know the
physiology,
>but I have reassured women that this is probably not pathological (as long as
>they don't have other symptoms of illness).

Can this be an epinephrine (adrenaline) reaction?  It can happen when blood
glucose
levels drop rapidly (a major problem in diabetic moms), even if the absolute
level isn't
low enough to cause problems.

Jonathan
          L. Jonathan Kramer, P.E.
   Graduate Breastfeeding Counselor and
       Student Lactation Consultant
     Certified Medela Nursing Bra Fitter
Only G-d knows the formula for mother's milk