Steph's post on Traditional Medicine is excellent, thank you for writing  
it.  I feel it is important to respect and honor tradition and cultural  
background, and modern science is not the only answer.  I ask mothers what  
foods are used in their culture of origin to increase and protect milk supply  
and encourage them to use those foods or teas.  Over the years I've learned  
that walnuts are eaten for supply in Czechoslovakia, fenugreek in India, and 
 fish soup in Japan, the latter made by baby's grandma and reluctantly 
eaten by  baby's mother who whispered to me how awful it was.  Book learning and 
 researched-based information is important but so is listening and hearing 
and  consideration of what the client has to offer.
 
Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC

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