Child Specialist Indirapuram. Regarding false myths of Breast feeding My mother says that if I breastfeed lying down, then milk will enter in the baby's ears.Is it true. Well, breastmilk is unlikely to enter baby's ears through the tube that connects baby middle ear to throat during breast feeding. When mother lues down and breast feeds then milk dies not pool in baby's mouth due to mechanics involved in breast feeding. It is far more likely to occur with bottle feeding. Moreover, breast milk contains lot of anti infective and immunity boosting factors which usually protect baby from developing middle ear infection. Hence mother can safely breastfeed baby in lying down position.