Claudia wrote: "Now I have another mom having extreme weight loss ans hair loss since BF started or since the baby was borned, I would like to know if there is any conection and if there is anything that the mom can do to help, like vitamins. " Claudia, While hair loss is normal (and most mothers think normal pp hair loss is extreme), and while some women experience rapid weight loss (I did w/ all of my babies), sometimes it is an indicator of imbalance, including hypothyroidism. I would suggest she see a naturopath or herbalist. Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA *********************************************** 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