I talked today to a client of 6 months who had very little milk her first 6 weeks. She lost a lot of blood at birth, followed by a uterine infection that hospitalized her and later by a return of mild cramping, tho no placental fragment was ever diagnosed, followed by a strep throat. Her supply gradually improved over the first 2 - 2 1/2 months. She now has an abundant supply and a thriving child. She attributes her success to lots of nursing (duh), co-sleeping, fenugreek, time for her body to heal from its various insults, *and drinking a lot of water.* She even ran an experiment when she began to suspect a connection. She had been pushing water well beyond what she wanted ("I was drowning in it"), and stopped doing it. Her milk supply fell. She started pushing, her supply rebounded. She cut back again, her supply fell. I tend not to fuss about fluids, just telling moms to avoid thirst and to aim for pale urine. Indeed, had I known what she was doing I'd probably have tried to dissuade her. But here's one mom who felt *pushing* fluids really made a difference. Something to tuck away... Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY