Ahead of World Breastfeeding Week (August 1–7), health experts in Kenya are debunking common breastfeeding myths to boost public awareness and support for nursing mothers. Professionals from the Ministry of Health and advocacy groups addressed persistent misinformation, including the belief that breastfeeding causes breast sagging, when in fact it is linked to age and skin elasticity.

• A key misconception addressed is that breastfeeding is always easy, with the World Health Organization (WHO) noting many mothers face difficulties, especially in the first two weeks.
• Joy Wanja, Health and Medicine Editor for The Conversation Africa and a UNICEF advocate, stated, "Breast sagging is associated with age and skin elasticity—not breastfeeding.”
• Experts cautioned against relying on breastfeeding as a sole contraception method, as it is only effective under very specific conditions, as noted by Carol Arimi, Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Program Manager.