I believe the extra fat put on during pregnancy is to help sustain lactation IN THE CASE OF INSUFFICIENT CALORIC INTAKE IN THE MOTHER POST-PARTUM. That is to say -- it's not for NORMAL breastfeeding needs, it's the emergency stockpile in case of famine or drought or crop-failure after the mother gives birth. Therefore, one would not expect to lose it naturally in the course of lactation if the mother has access to adequate food and is eating to satisfy her hunger. Kathy Dettwyler *********************************************** 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