<< My favorite was from Swaziland, where the old belief is that
 a snake comes into the bed while the woman is asleep and sucks on her
 breast, making it sore.  Obviously snakes are poor at correct latch -
 or is it the forked tongue that causes the problem? >>

No kidding!  There's a snake just like that in El Salvador, too.  Takes the
milk away from baby which leads to the milk drying up and baby not gaining
weight.  Women in that area of El Salvador have to be VERY careful not to get
bitten.

Jeanne Fisher
Austin, TX