From my understanding the whole set amount of water wasn't so much of what was 'needed' but as an upper limit to give. This came after many infants were hospitalized with water intoxication - some from babies being given watered down formula (end of month from WIC) and other worried parents giving babies bottles of water thinking babies 'needed' it. Felicia L Henry, BCCE, IBCLC Oxnard, CA *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome