Hi Kathy!

I like your analogy and it's a common expression in The Netherlands too.

Renate Rietveld, IBCLC
Rijswijk, The Netherlands




At 18:46 24-4-00 EDT, you wrote:
>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). I explain that this is because
>breastmilk, like Chinese food, is light, healthy and easy to digest!!! 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.
>
>Kathy in NJ RNC APNC IBCLC
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