tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186597747141068105.post894930659062632953..comments2023-08-11T07:30:30.923-04:00Comments on Public Health Doula: Where do our ideas about breastfeeding come from?Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589949170980959443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186597747141068105.post-48732712080139130182009-06-24T20:12:22.823-04:002009-06-24T20:12:22.823-04:00Isn't it fascinating? There are so many breast...Isn't it fascinating? There are so many breastfeeding beliefs out there... "Colostrum is poison", "Milk goes sour", etc. It seems like a delicate balance to respect people's cultural background and not insult the advice of their family/community, but still try to bring new information into the discussion.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589949170980959443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186597747141068105.post-801851417668146122009-06-23T20:27:23.145-04:002009-06-23T20:27:23.145-04:00Really interesting stuff! Thanks for digging it up...Really interesting stuff! Thanks for digging it up. There was also a dialogue on Lactnet recently on cultural beliefs surrounding breast milk and it seems many cultures have all these strange beliefs about how and when breast milk can go sour inside a woman's body, like if she is too cold or too hot during labor or skips even one feeding!Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294923997458681675noreply@blogger.com