Hi all, I've also seen prolactin called the mothering hormone. If I understand correctly, oxytocin is responsible for that lovely 'afterglow' after an orgasm, as well as during nursing. And prolactin is found in tears -is that why I cried at stupid sappy commercials during the postpartum period? Marcia McCoy using my big 2-hours-a-day when they're all in school >>Dear Friends: Oxytocin is the mothering or love hormone. Dr. Kirsten Uvnas-Moberg has found that it makes women content with simple repetitive tasks (such as frequent bf, diaper changing, etc.) Prolactin makes us protective, willing to fight to protect our babies. Warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CSTP Elkins Park (a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; northeastern USA) supporter of 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