Many adoptive moms have taken fenugreek without noticing any adverse effects, besides increased perspiration that smells like maple. A few do feel that it causes some troublesome GI effects, but that is pretty rare. Of course, what is usually missing in discussions of herbal (or chemical) galactogogues is any mention of the alternatives to taking it, for mothers who have milk supply issues, or discussion of whether the herb carries sufficient risk to outweigh the benefits of the baby being able to have more breast milk. With the baby I used the most fenugreek with, I felt like I was able to provide about 25% more breast milk with it than without it. Some moms feel that it doubles their milk supplies. I know that lots of personal experiences are not the same thing as a controlled study on a topic, but I think it is the best thing we have, at this point. I can't imagine who would fund a major study on such a thing. Perhaps the safety concerns are sufficient that it would be better to encourage mothers with supply problems to try other means to increase their milk supplies, first. But I, personally, don't think there is enough evidence of adverse effects to discourage mothers who are looking at needing to give their babies more infant formula if they don't find something to help increase their supplies from trying it. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html