Dear Staci, First of all good luck in your accrediation and work as a La Leche League Leader! You asked about cigarette smoking and it's effect on breastfeeding. There are numerous sources for information about this. One is the La Leche League International Breastfeeding Answer Book. On page 512, it clearly explains how smoking lowers prolactin levels in nursing mothers, how it can interfere with the milk ejection reflex,etc. It is suggested that if a mother decides not to quit smoking, that she at least try to smoke immediately after breastfeeding, so that by the next feed the level of nicotine in her milk will be as low as possible. I won't quote the whole thing here- I suggest that you look it up in the book - if you don't have one yet you can ask another LLLleader for it. Other sources would be "Breastfeeding and Human Lactation" by Jan Riordan and Kathleen G Auerbach ( in the 1993 edition pp 368-369 and p 87) and in Ruth Lawrence's "Breastfeeding for the Medical Profession (1989 edition pp 408-409 and 296). Good luck and happy helping! Sincerely, Jennie Elmaleh Area Professional Liaison (APL) La Leche League Israel *********************************************** 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