------------------------------------- Susan Nachman-Srebrnik, LC Lactation Consultant 23 Nativ Halamed-Hey Ranana 43340 Israel E-mail: [log in to unmask] Fax:(972)-3-566-1914 Phone:(972)-9-771-8274 ------------------------------------- Dear Lactnetters, Thought I'd share this with you. I am taking care of a mother and her 2 month old daughter. At 2 wks. the mom contacted me because the baby was "bouncing off the walls." We tried various methods of calming the baby - none of which worked. I suspected caffeine, but when the mother cut out the coffee, there was very little improvement. At one month, the mother was ready to tear her hair out. The baby wasn't gassy, but restless and cranky. I'm not a big believer in the link between diet and fussiness, but questioning the mother again, I found she was drinking large amounts of diet juices containing nutrasweet. (She had also done so during the pregnancy.) Five days after taking the mom off the juice, the baby was a different person. Since many new mothers want to cut down the calories after birth, this is one to look out for. Susan from Ranana, Israel