Men Be Warned! Stop sucking wife's breast while breastfeeding.

I'm sure most men will just not heed to this warning, infact,
they will whoop their wives around if they are refused of that
adam's apple. Ah! How can men survive the period of
breastfeeding without sucking from it like their lives depend
on it? Na wa oh! This calls for a protest. lol

According to Vanguard,
MEN have been advised to keep away from their wives'
breasts while they are breast feeding their children to
avoid inflicting wounds on the breasts and exposing the
children to infection.
Professor Angela Oyo Ita, the Cross River State
Commissioner for Health who gave the advice while
flagging- off the 2013 Breast Feeding Week at Akpabuyo
local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, stated that
men sharing their wives' breasts while they are breast
feeding could inflict wound on the breasts and if the
woman is HIV positive, the child could be exposed to the
infection.
Professor Oyo Ita who was represented by the Director
Nutrition of the Ministry of Health, Mrs Regina Adie
called on the women to practice exclusive breastfeeding
because it has been proven that breast milk contains 80%
water and 20% minerals that are essential for the child's
growth.
"The World Health Organisation, the United Nation
International Children Educational Fund, and other renown
world agencies have carried out studies and it has proven
that breastmilk is the best in keeping the child healthy,
strong and happy".
She said myths that a child that is exclusively fed on
breast milk for six months would at some point die out of
thirst is not true because breast milk contains enough
water to keep the child happy and satisfied. "Some time
ago, we came here and had a meeting with the men and
called on them to support their wives to carry out
exclusive breast feeding for their children and the men
said no because the children would die from the thirst for
water, but that is not true".
The Health Commissioner said the theme for this year's
breast feeding week. 'Breast Feeding, Close to Mother",
was apt because the relationship between the mother and
the child becomes stronger when the mother breast feeds
the baby exclusively for six months.
"If you look at the face of your baby during breast
feeding, you would see joy and satisfaction on the face
and that brings the child closer to the mother".
Mrs Rosemary Effiong, the Chairman of Akpabuyo Local
Government Area said breast feeding keeps children
strong and free of health challenges and "We in Akpabuyo
do not want to have children who would put unnecessary
pressure on our health facilities, so let every mother listen
and obey the instruction of the focal person on breast
feeding".
Mrs Effiong who was represented by the Secretary of
Council, Mr Edem Okon said the council would continue
to offer the needed support to mothers through financial
empowerment to enable them feed well to breastfeed their
children.