Dear Friends: The reference for anemia and breastfeeding is Henly SJ et al. "Anemia and Insufficient Milk in First Time Mothers" BIRTH 22(2) 87-93, 1995. It is something to be ruled out in anyone with recurrent infections. Anemia lowers resistance. Warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, ICCE, CSTP *********************************************** 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