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"Dispatches are doing a documentary on this subject. Are women giving up on breastfeeding in favour of the bottle ? It's not going to be taken up when so many people opening sneer at it. My recent grandson started off being breastfed but after his mum received practically no support from any medical areas and got tutted at by people when trying to feed him out and about she gave up. " I don't understand why other people are so bothered by it. It's a natural thing and a baby needs to be fed | |||
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"Formulas are that good now i cant see what the issue is" Agreed, I found rather than being shamed for breastfeeding, I was made to feel guilty for not trying hard enough to do it! | |||
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"Dispatches are doing a documentary on this subject. Are women giving up on breastfeeding in favour of the bottle ? It's not going to be taken up when so many people opening sneer at it. My recent grandson started off being breastfed but after his mum received practically no support from any medical areas and got tutted at by people when trying to feed him out and about she gave up. " I think all the recent publicity is only likely to make people sneer at it more ... for example the model walking down the runway breast feeding ... what was the point ... to me it sent the message this is a spectacle to be gawped at more than anything | |||
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"Dispatches are doing a documentary on this subject. Are women giving up on breastfeeding in favour of the bottle ?" I think it makes a difference what the women in your family do - if as a child it is normal that your brothers and sisters are breastfed then you are more likely to yourself as a woman. I breastfed my daughter for 15 months and never considered using a bottle - my husband at the time wasn't used to this and didn't really want me to. It should be a woman's choice but I loved it - easier to do for night feeds and gives you a very close connection to your baby. Buy I was a stay at home Mum and if you return to work it makes it more difficult. | |||
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"Formulas are that good now i cant see what the issue is" I bottle fed mine he is big strong and healthy only one filling where as i had lots at his age. | |||
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"Formulas are that good now i cant see what the issue is" In high-income countries breastfeeding reduces the risk of sudden infant deaths by more than a third. In the UK there are around 220 deaths a year from SIDs It may also increase intelligence, and protect against obesity and diabetes in later life. For mothers, longer-duration breastfeeding reduces the risks of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. (Source The Lancet) | |||
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"Formulas are that good now i cant see what the issue is In high-income countries breastfeeding reduces the risk of sudden infant deaths by more than a third. In the UK there are around 220 deaths a year from SIDs It may also increase intelligence, and protect against obesity and diabetes in later life. For mothers, longer-duration breastfeeding reduces the risks of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. (Source The Lancet) So it may not actually proven then." Its probably a more reliable source of speculation than many! After all nature intended it to be? | |||
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"Formulas are that good now i cant see what the issue is In high-income countries breastfeeding reduces the risk of sudden infant deaths by more than a third. In the UK there are around 220 deaths a year from SIDs It may also increase intelligence, and protect against obesity and diabetes in later life. For mothers, longer-duration breastfeeding reduces the risks of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. (Source The Lancet) " My sons inteligent compared to me, very inteligent not overweight either, maybe it was just luck or lots of other things. | |||
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"I breastfed our boy till he was 21 months old anywhere and everywhere I had. In the cafe, sitting on the bench in the high street and never had any odd looks or anything. The only place I've been asked to go to breastfeed in a private room (by the staff) was at the hospital while in the A&E waiting room Of all places it was the last one I was expecting anybody to say something Mrs" There needs to be a cultural change and education about topic | |||
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"Dispatches are doing a documentary on this subject. Are women giving up on breastfeeding in favour of the bottle ?" Is this article saying that Britain has the lowest breast-feeding rate overall, or the lowest breast-feeding in public rate? | |||
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"Dispatches are doing a documentary on this subject. Are women giving up on breastfeeding in favour of the bottle ? It's not going to be taken up when so many people opening sneer at it. My recent grandson started off being breastfed but after his mum received practically no support from any medical areas and got tutted at by people when trying to feed him out and about she gave up. I think all the recent publicity is only likely to make people sneer at it more ... for example the model walking down the runway breast feeding ... what was the point ... to me it sent the message this is a spectacle to be gawped at more than anything " Chrissy Teigen was in the papers "naked and breastfeeding". I think it was sexualised and the wrong message. | |||
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"Formulas are that good now i cant see what the issue is" You would think that 'breast is best' but i also hear that cases of rickets in children are on the rise because vitamin D is not found in breast milk but is a supplement added to formula. Whatever your stance is regarding the subject i don't think it's acceptable to stigmatise new mothers for the choice they make either way. They already have enough to cope with without being made to feel bad about what is no more than a choice. | |||
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"I have to wonder how working mums cope. It's easy enough to express into a bottle but in my experience once a baby's been on the teat it's a nightmare getting them to accept the nipple." In the uk women are entitled to 12 months maternity leave before they return to work ... by which point its likely the baby will have some teeth ... why you would want it on the nipple with teeth is beyond me | |||
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"I have to wonder how working mums cope. It's easy enough to express into a bottle but in my experience once a baby's been on the teat it's a nightmare getting them to accept the nipple. In the uk women are entitled to 12 months maternity leave before they return to work ... by which point its likely the baby will have some teeth ... why you would want it on the nipple with teeth is beyond me " Judging by all the gadgets on the market there must be plenty who're expressing. I would have thought that consistency in a baby's routine was far more important than what they're actually being fed. | |||
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"I fed all of mine, was even invited to attend anti natal classes by the midwife to talk to pregnant mums about the pros & cons, and show how it easy it was. I happily fed them wherever we were. I was also very good at silencing the odd few who make various unneeded comments. Did I do because it was best? Well it was a factor, but my main reason... Lazy! Figured babies were hard enough work, without all that boiling water, cooling water, scrubbing & sterilising bottles, mixing powders, carrying huge bags round with me, then trying to find somewhere to get it warmed up while out. Lord no, pop em on ya tit & job done " Ha ha .... I'm glad I'm not the only self confessed 'lazy' mum out there! I have to admit my main motivation for breast feeding each of mine was to avoid all the faff which accompanies bottle feeding and also so that wherever we were, whatever we were doing, I'd never run out of food for my babies. Plus, it was free! Having said that, I fully appreciate not all women are able, or willing, to breast feed and they certainly shouldn't be made to feel guilty for their choices which can be due to myriad circumstances. On the other hand, it does make me feel sad that a number of women who *want* to breast feed aren't necessarily getting the support they might need to fulfil this - whether that's from medical professionals in the early days, or from society later on. Whatever a woman may personally prefer to do, there's no denying that breast feeding is completely natural and it's ridiculous women are still sometimes being made to feel awkward or even 'ashamed' about feeding their babies this way. | |||
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