Breastfeeding - Chitsuke

Japanese: 乳つけ - ちつけ

The first time a newborn baby is breastfed. In the past, before breastfeeding for the first time after birth, it was customary to give the baby a decoction of makuri (seaweed), butterbur root, and licorice, called taitoku oroshi. In addition, the baby was not breastfed until the baby had passed meconium, and was given sugar water or bancha tea soaked in cotton. The first breast milk, called arachichi (new milk), was not given to the baby as it was considered bad for the baby. In addition, because breast milk production was poor, the custom of using someone else's milk for about two days after birth was widespread until around 1935. If the newborn baby was a boy, the request was often made to someone with a girl, and if the newborn baby was a girl, the request was made to someone with a boy; this was called chiawase (milk mixing) or aichichi.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

生児に初めて乳をつけること。古くは生後初めて授乳する前に，胎毒おろしといって，マクリ(海人草)，フキの根，甘草などを煎じたものを飲ませる風があった。またカニババ(胎便)が出るまでは授乳せず，砂糖水，番茶などを綿にふくませて吸わせた。最初の母乳はアラチチ(新乳)といって，よくないとして与えず，また母乳の出も悪いので，生後2日間くらいは他人の乳を用いる風習が昭和10年ころまでひろく行われていた。生児が男なら女児をもつ人，女なら男児をもつ人にたのむ場合が多く，チアワセ(乳合せ)，アイチチなどとよんでいる。

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