This feeling of >exhaustion lasts for about a month and seems to be more than "just >feeling tired". .... tired to the >point of sleeping for 12- 15 hours straight. Hello, Donna, Has the mother ever had her thyroid function checked during the early post-partum period? Could this account for the severe exhaustion which remedies itself during the first month? Oonagh Molloy BFC, National Childbirth Trust, UK _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com *********************************************** 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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html