People assume that because I am a breastfeeding advocate, that I instinctively align with all natural and holistic approaches. Calling them holistic “approaches” is being far too kind. Quite frankly, I view them as fads…fads or even worse- myths- that grow in popularity and perpetuation, and soon become the norm. So NO, I do not believe, nor promote or endorse, most of the holistic rituals or popular myths I hear of so often. And because I work in the Maternal and Child Health field, I am specifically speaking to child birth and lactation fads…