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Kathy I liked this one:
> Then to continue the food analogy that parents can relate to, I say that
> breastmilk is like eating Chinese food (in the US, we have an expression that
> when you eat Chinese food, you are hungry an hour later--no offense to
> anyone...it is a common US expression).
Not only in the US...
> I explain that this is because
> breastmilk, like Chinese food, is light, healthy and easy to digest!!!
And, not here, but in US TV I see Chinese take-away dinners are served with
chopsticks: that makes eating slower as compared to shovelling the stuff in with
a spoon, like eating at the breast and from a bottle.
> Again,
> this is something that the parents can relate to in their own lives and so
> conveys the normality of the situation.
>
> Hope these analogies help someone else.
>
They certainly will, thak you for sharing.
Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living in Maaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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