Hey Y'all! When you are nursing...............and especially THAT many babies, all that milk and you can easily say TEN pounds worth, changes a body! Y'all have to remember those pups are DOUBLING in size every 3-4 days...........so the girls have to constantly produce more and more...............POUR the food to them! I have had girls that were DEVOURING 16 cups a day, and then came all the goodies! Mo > If its any consulation, Leah is VERY fat :) She was thin > after the pups, and has slowly been getting heavier and > heavier :) Pups are now three weeks old. I free feed her > due to the pups, but once they are weaned she will > definately be on a diet <VBG> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================