Every now and then, an article comes out in the Chinese media saying that
"Breastfeeding while a mother is angry produces toxins in breastmilk", for
example:
Chinese and Western studies have found that the milk of the angry mother,
is a serious cause of infant mortality because of the production of
terrible toxins, no doubt is a major threat to the health of the baby. Angry
mothers must not breastfeed for at least half a day or a day, and should
express and discard the toxic milk, and clean the nipple after
breast-feeding.

This is posted on a major Chinese portal:
http://baby.sina.com.cn/health/12/0905/2012-05-09/1124205316.shtml

Has anyone seen such studies they mention in the article?  Or is this
another example of the ridiculous myths the Chinese media spread about
breastfeeding like the one earlier this year that exclusive breastfeeding
can cause cerebral palsy?

--Ivy Makelin
LLL Leader, IBCLC
Beijing, China



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