Since according to Hale's the amount of hormones getting to the baby via birth control pills is small, and the proportion of breastmilk in the entire daily intake of a child 3 1/2 is not high, my guess would be that her milk supply is virtually "gone", and her child is taking this as a form of mother-led or forced weaning. Without warning, the milkies are gone! Having nursed two until the ages of 6 and 4 (3 years tandem), I know well the consequences of what can happen when a child this age is not ready to wean. It ain' pretty! *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]