Hi all, Received a call from a fellow LC yesterday, and promised her I would get GOOD answers to her questions from all my good buds here on the LN. Mom with second baby; first baby bf for 6 months, but mom had increasing bone & joint pain throughout the bf experience. Finally couldn't take the pain any more, and when she quit bf, the pain went away. Now has had baby number two who is two weeks old. Mom is bf, but the joint & bone pain is back and is "excruciating." Says she feels as though the "bones are rubbing together" esp. at the joints. I asked if mom was experiencing dry eyes or any other symptoms of fluid decrease (guess I was thinking of synovial fluid diminishing btn. the joints). She desperately wants to continue to bf this baby, at least 6 months, but isn't sure how long she can tolerate the pain. Advil or Motrin make the pain somewhat bearable, but for obvious reasons, we'd rather get to the heart of the matter rather than treat it simply with antiinflammatories. Sounds almost goutish in her description, 'cept she isn't rich and it isn't in her big toe. Does anyone have any thoughts? Ever heard about something like this? I too will add my thanks for Lactnet, and a request to the Lord to turn the day into 26 hours to accomodate this addiction rather than the measly 24 that I have to get everything else done.... Welcome to all the new subscribers, esp.those that have come out of the closet.... Jan B. (Already looking forward to turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes.....mmm...and bowling on T-giving afternoon which is a Barger family tradition, though we go with lots and lots of friends. Our best T-giving was with a Russian family that had come to the US the first of July. We took them bowling too -- they had a ball (so to speak...)!