I have recently been told by a worried client that her physician told her
the reason her sister's baby failed to thrive was that "her milk was devoid
of ALL nutrition"!  Needless to say, this was a shock for her and for me!

I thinking about others who have reported similar statements ("...by 6
months, 12 months, 6 weeks...." you pick your favorite time), I am
wondering if we might encourage mothers to ask (with wide innocent eyes) if
the same thing happens when we eat a banana! (as in.... "Oh, I get it.
When a baby eats a banana, it is ok, but the banana has NO NUTRITIONAL
VALUE for me?")

Both notions seem so equally idiotic that perhaps by rephrasing the notion
using a food that adults and all others are encouraged to eat might make
more obvious how silly such a notion is re: breastmilk.  Just a thought
(ps. I just ate a banana!)  :-D

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