At a recent meeting of Breastfeeding Supporters in Rhyl, attendees were asked to write (on a Post-It note) a Myth about Breastfeeding which they had heard in their local community.
We had a great response & were able to display them all on a Wall of Myths.
Well, actually - a Door of Myths.
I promised I would make use of them all, and so here they are!
Roughly each week on a Monday, I'll post up a new Dispel-a-Myth-Monday subject - and I hope that you'll help me by battering it down.
Please share widely, as this may help each myth to die (peacefully in it's sleep, surrounded by relatives)
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| An Amazon, from Greek Mythology |
SO - this week's MYTH is:
"Any breast surgery means you can't breastfeed"
Please add a comment below to tell us why this statement is not true. It's a Myth!
Post a comment on Facebook and I'll add them on here for you.
Here's a link to the story of Victoria Beckham, who seems determined
to disprove this Myth, yay!
Wishing to breastfeed this time round - after breast enhancement surgery,
and latterly breast reduction surgery (removal of the implants, at least).
Here's a link to the first Dispel-a-Myth Monday post.
General sources for online Myth-Busting:
Dr Jack Newman (4 packed pages!)
Dispelling Breastfeeding Myths (based in UK)
General sources for online Myth-Busting:
Dr Jack Newman (4 packed pages!)
Dispelling Breastfeeding Myths (based in UK)
1 comment:
from Victoria on Facebook:
"Oooo interesting thread, recent advances in our understanding of breast anatomy and the distribution of milk ducts means that avoiding severing ducts is harder than previously thought. However, we also now know that ducts can recannulise if milk production is stimulated, and even if a full supply is never established for one child, chances are supply improves with subsequent babies.
There is a website bfar (breastfeeding after reduction surgery {http://www.bfar.org/}) and a book, Define your own success by ? Name eludes me after a couple of glasses of wine... {Here's a review of the book http://www.llli.org/books/bfar.html}
Any breastmilk is better than no breast milk.
A mother who has had any breast surgery needs careful monitoring to see whether or not supply is compromised, but the longer any supply can be maintained and/or improved the greater chance of success in the next pregnancy."
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