Beliefs:• The amount of breast milk they are able to produce is insufficient

– Nearly all mothers can produce enough milk for their baby.– The best way for a mother to continue to produce enough milk is to

breast feed her baby often, drink lots of fluids and eat well.• Their breast milk is an inadequate nutrient source for their baby• Breast milk is the most nutritious source of food for a baby compared

to any other solid food• Breast milk will give their baby diarrhea or illnesses• If their baby is able to eat, they do not need to breast feed anymore

Barriers:• Too tired to breast feed• They have an illness which they do not want to

pass on to their baby• Lack of knowledge and education• Breast feeding will take too much time

away from work• “Mothers Duped by Milk Products, Officials Say”