Hello,

I posted a very long post years ago in regards to Vietnamese culture  
and breastfeeding.  My husband is Vietnamese and the oldest of 8  
children.  All were breastfed.  The family is from the Central area  
of Vietnam--really in the middle of nowhere.  Even though  
breastfeeding was the norm, culturally, children were weaned abruptly  
at 1 year of age as it was thought that breastmilk turned bad at this  
point.

When I was breastfeeding my first child, my mother-in-law told me I  
should feed formula as it was easier.  Well this was the case for her  
daughters as my mil was the one who took care of their kids!  By the  
time I was nursing my second, who was a real sumo as a baby, she  
would brag to everyone who commented on my son that it was due to  
mother's milk.  By my third and fourth, she would reminisce with me  
about how she missed the sounds of a nursing baby. I guess she came  
full circle.

Regards,
Gloria Thai
Va., USA

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