Dear Ruthy, Six years ago I contacted the manufacturers of Depo who told me that the recommendation to wait until the milk supply is well established (6 wks) was based on the fact that when they did their research they never investigated the use of depo as early as 1-3 days pp, only after the 6 wk marker. I do not believe in the theory of lets give the poor woman protection right from the starting gate. There is no data to suggest that a woman who is committed to birthcontrol will not return for her 4 week check up to get it, or that those they give it to will more likely return in 3 months for the next shot. Again its risk benefit and the b/f takes a back seat. I would be great to have someone look at this b/c when the residents ask me if it affects the milk supply I can't point to hard data that it does. I have seen mothers dry up in the first 6 weeks of pumping for a premie and some who do quite well, both of whom who got the depo. But I have never tracked it in a way to show evidence either way. Warmly, Chris *********************************************** 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