Hi Gonneke, you say: "A mother with a second baby of 7wks has diarrhea (the mother, not the baby since a week. 4-5 wks after the birth of her first (also breastfed) baby the same happened and lasted for months." This sounds like 'iritable bowel syndrome' (IBS)to me. Without having any references, I wonder if this is not because of breastfeeding directly, but maybe a reaction to being postnatal(drop in hormones and their effect on the mothers immune system). I anecdotally know of mothers experiencing new allergies, joint pains, IBS etc after they have had a baby that often goes on for the first 12 months. Someone like Maureen Minchin would would have a better explanation fot this! (Are you out there Maureen?) Personally I experienced this (IBS and inflammatory joint pains) with my first 2 children and not the third. Interested in what others think or have witnessed. Regards Karen Clements IBCLC Melbourne Australia *********************************************** 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