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Date: | Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:18:37 -0400 |
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I just had a call today from a mother of a five month old fully breastfed
baby. Mom just joined a gym and wanted to have her "complimentary massage".
When she told the masseur that she was nursing, he said that he could not do
a massage for her as the toxins released by her body during the massage would
spoil her milk.
After I lifted my jaw off the ground, I told her that although there may be
some cultural beliefs with regards to spoiling milk, I have never seen
anything in the lactation literature that supports his contention.
I also asked her, if she has toxins roaming around her body after a
massage, where do they go? If into her bloodstream, does the masseur then
give her a blood letting?
Ok, that was sarcastic! But by then, we were both laughing.
If a cleansing regimen releases toxins, why would anyone want one? And how
would bile get into the milk? I am very interested to hear responses to
this, just in case I get similar questions.
BTW, if I give my son two bites of a green vegetable, he has forest green
stools...
Lisa Jones, LLLL, in Wellington FL
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