Dear Friends: I have a question about this alleged reduction in milk supply during dieting. Women have breastfed their babies through sieges, through wars, during the crossing of the Plains in the center of the USA.....women have breastfed in sustained conditions I pray no woman ever has to go through again. So what's with the exercise and dieting dropping supply? I agree with the LACTNETTER who said that such women are probably too busy exercising and getting their shopping done to actually be with the baby. Gotta be with a baby to have enough milk, unless one is removing milk regularly by other means. I've never seen a breastpump in a gym, although I am sure it has happened. Warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health: Lactation Consulting Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative *********************************************** 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