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Date: | Tue, 16 May 1995 12:51:54 -0400 |
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> All-we have quite a few migrant families who deliver in our area, most of
> them Mexican. The Mexicans are lovely people, and try to be compliant and
> polite in whatever is asked of them. However, we have only limited success
in
> getting the moms to BF early. It was explained to me that in their culture,
> the yellow color of colostrum makes it undesirable, because yellow , to
them,
> denotes something purulent. Therefore, they do not give the breast to the
> baby until the yellow color is gone (mature milk is in). Then they
> breastfeed. Up until that time, they bottle feed mostly. INterestingly,
many
> of them continue to breastfeed for a while, since it is culturally
acceptable
> and deemed good for the baby. Just a little insight. The better educated
> hispanic patients will BF early, tho their mothers may not like it!
>
> Denise Mollenkopf, RNC, IBCLC
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