Banana breastmilk

[hoppybird]

This story on the BBC website today is interesting. I didn't realise the flavour got through so quickly!

interesting
but I don't like the title of that article!

Yes, I noticed that too.

couldn't they have said 'flavours' rather than 'taints'?

'taints' is a bit loaded, isn't it?

God that title has been winding me up ALL DAY. Its the lead headline on the subject on google news as well. Even the Daily Mail has a more balanced title.

That is so cool! Ds is going to have banana milk this afternoon, and, ummmm, maybe tuna sarnie milk at bedtime.

Oops. Didn't notice title.

Yes, I saw this too. Interesting, but I think it's just scientific backup for what many women knew all along.

It is a great story though. I'mm off to eat loads of broccoli..

actually if some foods change the flavour of the milk for up to 8 hours that seems like a long time for me, especially if you're feeding a newborn

I think many women are aware of this - especially if they have a spicy curry within weeks of having PFB

For me it says " Diet 'can flavour mother's milk'" and if i search for taint in the article it doesn't come up?

wow they changed the title!!

is that the awesome power of MN........?

or of an editor with an ounce of brain who knows that 'taint' is a negative and not a neutral word...

don't disillusion me Mrs B!
(although you're probably right...
or maybe someone complained)

It would certainly make sense, I ate a lot of curry whilst bfing DS1 and he has no problem with hot spicy things on his palate.

"She suggested that the same effect might be achieved by mothers using formula milk if they changed the brand now and again."

I don't understand this part - how can anything the mother eats impart flavours via formula? Or do they just mean that different formulas have slightly different flavours, therefore giving the baby variety?

The latter, I think.

I think it's just the introducing-variety thing
(Gill Rapley is the BLW guru, you knwo )

I thought that was her.

Y'know, the more I think about this, the more I think the formula manufacturers are missing a trick.