Kathleen, Does that mean that if you are not a teenager you automatically eat a perfect diet? What DOES bf take out of people anyway? If there is compromise to the body in some way, what takes precedence, the mother or the baby? We all know that if there is a hemorrhage or something else catastrophic, the bm will suffer so as to "conserve" for the mother. Guess I have this picture built by others that there are only so many nutrients to go around, and if they all go into the breastmilk, there won't be any left for mom. Is that what I am hearing? And, what is a perfect diet, anyway? And how many of us are on one? Does licorice count? I wholeheartedly agree with your frustration about us having to prove ourselves re breastmilk, and no one has to prove themselves about formula or bottles, or pacifiers, or drugs during labor. Think about the number of physicians who will readily give Stadol during labor but not put a mom in a tub, especially if her membranes are ruptured!!! Jan