ABSTRACT
The notion that all mother’s milk is not alike and that a woman can optimize the quality
and quantity of her milk to meet the needs of the infant through her own diet and
psychological well-being was, and continues to be, ingrained in the traditional wisdom of
many cultures (Mennella, 1996). Each culture claims some milk-producing
(galactogenic) substances that not only ensure abundant milk supply, but also rectify milk
insufficiency (Blaumslag, 1986). The present discussion focuses on one such substance,
alcohol, since advice on its use has been given to lactating women for centuries.
