https://bit.ly/37breast<br /><br />Find out how moms got past the tall tales about breastfeeding commonly told in their communities.<br /><br /><br />Transcript:<br /><br /><br />00:07<br />Dr. Sahira Long: For those who are reluctant to try breastfeeding,<br />00:11<br />the first things I try to do is figure out why they’re<br />00:13<br />reluctant.<br />00:14<br />There are myths that they’ve been passed out through their<br />00:18<br />generations and upbringing.<br />00:21<br />Then trying to dispel some of those myths is the first step.<br />00:25<br />Jamilah Ellis: There’s the myth that it will affect the shape<br />00:27<br />and size of your breasts, when, in fact, that’s more due to,<br />00:30<br />like, nature, gravity, heredity, other things.<br />00:33<br />Breastfeeding doesn’t have a large impact on the shape and size<br />00:36<br />of your breasts.<br />00:37<br />Well, one thing that I heard a lot from a lot of the moms in the<br />00:40<br />community is that their partner didn’t want them to breastfeed,<br />00:43<br />because they wanted the breasts back.<br />00:46<br />And that kind of has to do with the over-sexualization of the<br />00:49<br />breasts in the American culture.<br />00:50<br />Letisha: It’s not your man, it’s not you looking sexy, it’s<br />00:55<br />just you feeding your child.<br />00:57<br />Michelle K: There are a lot of misconceptions about<br />00:59<br />breastfeeding.<br />01:00<br />My husband wouldn’t be able to participate in some of the most<br />01:03<br />important beginning times.<br />01:06<br />And all of those things aren’t true.<br />01:07<br />Dr. Sahira Long: One of the huge misconceptions in the<br />01:09<br />African-American community is the way that you bond is through<br />01:12<br />feeding.<br />01:13<br />And if you take that route away because you’re breastfeeding,<br />01:17<br />other family members need to be taught how to help the mom, how<br />01:21<br />to get a bond with the baby.<br />01:23<br />And that’s, you know, something that can definitely be done.<br />01:26<br />I mean, I’ve seen it in my own family.<br />01:28<br />My sons are probably if not closer at this point just as close<br />01:32<br />to my husband as they are to me.<br />01:34<br />Jamilah Ellis: Other myths that exist:<br />01:37<br />the baby will become overly attached to the mother if they<br />01:39<br />breastfeed, when babies are naturally attached to their mother.<br />01:42<br />They spent nine months growing inside your body.<br />01:44<br />Who do they have a closer connection to other than their mother?<br />01:47<br /><br /><br />Related:<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06zw (Staying healthy and eating well)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06t1 (Overcoming breastfeeding challenges)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04oa (The benefits of breastfeeding)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t04k1 (Uncovering breastfeeding misconceptions)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03i4 (Making the decision to breastfeed)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t06ej (Is my baby getting enough milk?)<br /><br />- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7t03yw (Secrets to breastfeeding success)<br /><br /><br />=================================================<br />Thanks for the input of womenshealth.gov
