I believe some of you were looking for references on restricting or forcing fluids in the nursing mother and their effects on milk production. You can find the information on page 287 in the latest edition of Ruth Lawrence's book. Here is what she says: "No data support the assumption that increasing fluid intake will increase milk volume. Conversely, restricting fluids has not been shown to decrease milk volume. Forcing fluids, on the other hand, has been shown by Dusdieker et al to negatively affect milk production in a controlled crossover design study of breastfeeding mothers. Thus, women taking excessive fluids produced less milk, suggesting that drinking to thirst and heeding body cues is more physiologic than prescribing a specific amount of fluid a day." Olsen, A. : Nursing under conditions of thirst or excessive ingestion of fluids, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 20:313, 1940 Dusdieker, L.B., Booth, B.M., Stumbo, P.J. et al: Effect of supplemental fluids on human milk production, J Pediatr 106:207, 1985 Dany Gauthier IBCLC [log in to unmask] Tel: 514-923-3792 Fax:514-923-3802