tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post5309240897162855017..comments2023-09-20T05:25:53.411-07:00Comments on If breastfeeding offends you, put a blanket over YOUR head!: World War II is Responsible for the Decline of Breastfeeding in the U.S.Jessica Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296569947567903006noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-82931790169462807062018-04-18T06:57:39.678-07:002018-04-18T06:57:39.678-07:00I believe there are many more pleasurable opportun...I believe there are many more pleasurable opportunities ahead for<br />individuals that looked at your site.<br /><br /><a href="http://akasmedical.com/Akas-Terumax-Rx.php" rel="nofollow">syringe infusion pump</a><br /><br /><a href="http://akasmedical.com/Akas-Terumax-Rx.php" rel="nofollow">syringe pump manufacturers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://akasmedical.com/Akas-Terumax-Rx.php" rel="nofollow">syringe pump suppliers</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02454201340141243625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-45110185112533154192014-06-03T12:51:56.945-07:002014-06-03T12:51:56.945-07:00My grandmother was a WWII bride. She shared with ...My grandmother was a WWII bride. She shared with me her breastfeeding story. While I am sure formula was pushed there were other factors. She was alone, moved a away from family to follow my grandpa's training. She took a taxi to the hospital, delivered my aunt via twilight sleep with the aid of forceps which caused my aunt the inability to latch. I don't think she tried with the other ones, just bottle fed them like their sister. How many other brides of the time were away from their mom's and didn't have somebody to turn to for help nursing?PaTcHwOrK jEnNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374644609939068237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-59613178338278138842013-01-13T16:00:19.162-08:002013-01-13T16:00:19.162-08:00The sight of the milk nurses makes me sick. I woul...The sight of the milk nurses makes me sick. I would rather dress a 'nurse' kissogram in a revealing outfit. At least people would not take it seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-85431108525453577782013-01-13T15:55:19.762-08:002013-01-13T15:55:19.762-08:00You have probably saved your daughter's life b...You have probably saved your daughter's life by adopting her. If anyone gives you stick about not trying to breastfeed her, ask if they have saved a baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-5695325691096771542013-01-13T15:51:34.587-08:002013-01-13T15:51:34.587-08:00If the person is a mum, say "Couldn't you...If the person is a mum, say "Couldn't you use your breasts? That's why we have them." or if a man, ask it about his wife or girlfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-43702666989316249452012-12-23T11:19:14.662-08:002012-12-23T11:19:14.662-08:00As a UK resident it was fascinating to read this s...As a UK resident it was fascinating to read this social history. Over here when I was growing up in the 70's it did seem as if 'artificial' foods were held up as being better than natural- white bread over brown, bought cakes over home-made and of course formula over breast milk.<br />It also shocked me that you are only entitled to 6 weeks paid maternity leave in the US, when I had my daughter 5 years ago I had 9months paid and the option of another 3 month unpaid period. We still have the problem that we are recommended to 'exclusively breastfeed for 6 months' after which ponit lots of mothers instantly go onto formula. Also, I went back to work after 9 months and the only place I could express was in the staff toilet! Lovely. Luckily i work part time so was able to carry on until she was 2 and a half, which seems to have benefitted her health wise and emotionally.<br /> We are still however bombarded by formula ads on tv ('Aids brain development and function'!!)and in magazines, breastfeeding promotions are only seen in doctors surgeries, childrens' centres and clinics.<br />We're getting there, but we've still got a way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-74438730400724865542012-10-11T15:47:29.435-07:002012-10-11T15:47:29.435-07:00It's a wonder they did not tell her to eat gra... It's a wonder they did not tell her to eat grass, so she would produce 'rich thick milk' like a cow. Gilliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-34356641916539469542012-10-11T15:45:30.245-07:002012-10-11T15:45:30.245-07:00When my daughter was a baby, I attended some La Le...When my daughter was a baby, I attended some La Leche League meetings. The leader's 2 teenage sons popped in one day. It was so refreshing to see the boys matter-of-fact reaction to a room where at least 2 or 3 mothers were nursing their babies. Of course they had been brought ou the right way, and knew breasts were not just given to us to TITtilate men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-8570893494415684252012-10-11T15:27:14.208-07:002012-10-11T15:27:14.208-07:00It is more respectable for a woman to wear a '... It is more respectable for a woman to wear a 'sexy nurse' outfit and work as a stripper or even a prostitute, than as a milk saleswoman dressed as a 'nurse'. Any real nurses who do it, should bre struck off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-83924216177967590052012-09-18T11:16:29.869-07:002012-09-18T11:16:29.869-07:00Fabulous! I breastfed 5 children including a set o...Fabulous! I breastfed 5 children including a set of twins - hard work at the time, but I wouldn't change a thing. I and friends used to feed our babies wherever we were - I'm nearly 60 now - and it sometimes provoked a reaction (not always positive). It is a bit weird, though, isn't it, that doing something that's actually how we were designed to work creates so much controversy? We're bombarded with sexualised images of breasts - so what's the problem here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-41512660638818982842012-09-18T11:15:45.891-07:002012-09-18T11:15:45.891-07:00I have seen first hand what happens in 3rd world c...I have seen first hand what happens in 3rd world countries when women that cannot afford formula for their babies, are told that it i the only way to protect their babie for disease is to bottle feed. They then use unsterile water along with watering down the formula to make it go farther which causes the babies to become malnurished and many die from dehydration because they get diahrea from the dirty water. Shame on these companies that feed on the fears of poor women who are trying to do what they are told is best for there children. They should have to go and hold these babies and see the problem there greed has caused. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-74636586967344618082012-09-17T17:17:09.801-07:002012-09-17T17:17:09.801-07:00I also take issue with the judgemental attitudes s...I also take issue with the judgemental attitudes shown towards mums who formula feed, saying it's not a valid choice. Everybody knows that breast milk is best, but until you've suffered the agony of being unable to feed your own baby (which can happen for many reasons, as someone else has already mentioned, not just nutrition) then I don't feel you can sit on your high horse telling everyone else that they just need to eat a healthier diet or give their baby someone else's breast milk (which many people don't have access to.) Surely this whole discussion is about supporting mums in the decisions that they've made rather than heaping shame upon them for something they may already feel incredibly sad about. Let's not forget that many people have grown up to adulthood having been exclusively formula fed and had no significant health problems, while many people who were breastfed have ended up with various health issues. Breast is best, but it's not magical! I think this should be about giving mums the chance to make an informed choice without guilt being attached. I am all for mums being able to breastfeed in public an allowing time and space in work for that, but just as we mums who breastfeed hate being frowned at and judged for our choice, so do formula feeding mums hate being judged for their choice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415808300976468911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-23522907367925777872012-09-17T16:32:55.649-07:002012-09-17T16:32:55.649-07:00Interesting article. In some other countries inclu...Interesting article. In some other countries including Australia, the war doesn't seem to have been the time when breastfeeding dropped the most - it was more the introduction of universal hospital birth - in those days it was like a 'Ten Steps to Unsuccessful Breastfeeding' program in maternity wards, and as the US formula market was saturated from the mid 1950s, Australias near universal breastfeeding rates collapsed under the imports of formula by big US formula companies. I have published some articles on this if you are interested search google for 'The contribution of infant food marketing to the obesogenic environment in Australia'. Like others on this blog, I am appalled at how the US treats new mothers. I am proud that after more than a decade of intense feminist campaigning, Australia has just introduced 18 weeks paid leave in additional to 12 months statutory unpaid leave entitlement for most employees. anyone who has a dog for a pet knows that you shouldn't separate them from their mother before around 6 weeks - its so appalling that US women are treated worse than dogs in this sense. no wonder working and pumping is such a big issue there. Breastfeeding and maternity care is indeed a feminist issue. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372495456963445030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-64763055628427474452012-09-17T16:14:39.322-07:002012-09-17T16:14:39.322-07:00I had a wonderful role model in my mother who brea...I had a wonderful role model in my mother who breastfed all four of her children during the 1960s and early 70s, two born in Malawi and two in England. There was never any question in my mind that I wouldn't breastfed my three babies, the last one till he was 3 years old. Living in a small Australian coastal town, I was also lucky to have the support of a very active Nursing Mother's group and found breastfeeding was the norm at that time and place (early to mid 1990s). My mother, living in the extremely poor Malawi in the early 1960s, was incensed by the formula industry pushing their formulas as the better way to feed babies in a third world country. This in a place where just finding clean drinking water was a huge issue and hygiene next to impossible, never mind the expense of bottle feeding compared to breast. 80% of the population still live in rural villages and their water supply even now, if they are lucky, is a bore pump shared between several villages. In this case yes, the formula companies were evil, encouraging mothers to risk waterborne diseases when breastfeeding gives babies more than just nutrition, it provides antibodies to protect babies from disease in those early years. Formula in those conditions is tantamount to a death sentence.Nickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-81686805670558299782012-09-17T15:46:42.274-07:002012-09-17T15:46:42.274-07:00Actually with fmla you have up to 13 weeks but mos...Actually with fmla you have up to 13 weeks but most only pay for 6 weeksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-42277314586249363562012-09-17T15:16:10.395-07:002012-09-17T15:16:10.395-07:00In America, you are only guaranteed 6 weeks and th...In America, you are only guaranteed 6 weeks and this is only if you have been with the company past your probationary period. (Usually 90 days) . Also, in some cases you must work until it is medically necessary for you to take off of work (which is usually when you go into labor.) This was the case for me. Then, the time you take off before you give birth, uses up the six weeks you are given. This all driven by corporate greed....I have no idea why we put up with thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-55600330008945735822012-09-17T13:18:24.296-07:002012-09-17T13:18:24.296-07:00I take issue with the idea that women who can'...I take issue with the idea that women who can't breastfeed have a poor diet. I personally nursed my son for 15 1/2 months and would loved to have nursed longer but I had chronic health conditions that require medication that passes into the milk. I went through HELL to be able to nurse as long as I did because it meant physical pain through my entire body and I HAD to go back on medications in order to be a good mother to my son. Some women actually have physical issues with the shape of their nipples or have a baby with an inadequate suck and need to use formula so that their baby doesn't starve (my husband and his brother were bottle babies for this reason). Not everywhere has milk banks with milk donated, either. They are more common in CITIES or heavily-populated suburbs and rural area mothers who can't nurse for whatever reason MUST use formula (and I'm in the US). My personal opinion is that ALL women should TRY to breastfeed but if they can't because of medical need or physical issues that as long as they are feeding their baby enough to let the baby thrive, THAT is what's important.<br /><br />My mother had her three children in '67, '69 (me) and '74 and breastfed all three of us. She instilled in all three children (including my brother) that breastfeeding was the best thing you could do for your baby. As a result, my SIL, my sister and I all either breastfed exclusively or breastfed as long as we could. It was considered NORMAL to all of us and we didn't have any "shame" about carefully easing our children into position to latch on while we were in "public" without anybody even catching on that we were nursing. Luckily, I live in the Commonwealth of VA which has a LAW that breastfeeding is an exception to "public indecency" laws and also sets forth that employers MUST provide a clean, private area for women to pump. I also am lucky in that between my husband's paycheck and my disability income I am a stay at home mom and only had to pump for when I'd be going to doctor's appointments or if my hubby and I went on an infrequent "date night" and Grandma was watching our son.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005357696698587725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-4818651091357318202012-09-17T11:47:52.581-07:002012-09-17T11:47:52.581-07:00I find this attitude that we should hide breast fe...I find this attitude that we should hide breast feeding offensive. I have teenage sons who know that breast feeding is normal and natural. This is barely a problem in most parts of the world . I think it is precisely this kind of attitude that is responsible for low levels of breast feedingin the U.S. I had my last child in the U.S. after having my previous 5 in Auustralia. I thought it sad that I was not welcome to teach Sunday school or help in school while feeding. Something I had done with all my other children. When I fed in school in Australia kids woulds would either pay no attention because they were used to it or say that's how my mum fed me when I was babyGaynornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-29352486825700312002012-09-17T11:02:18.170-07:002012-09-17T11:02:18.170-07:00My grandmother always tells me, when I am breastfe...My grandmother always tells me, when I am breastfeeding, "The doctors told me I couldn't do that, my milk was too watery." It makes me sad every time, colostrum looks like water, so she believed the doctors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-3872514921674095382012-09-17T11:00:52.626-07:002012-09-17T11:00:52.626-07:00Perhaps if it was more widely advocated teenage bo...Perhaps if it was more widely advocated teenage boys wouldn't see the breast as a sexual object but rather a body part for feeding. If the are thinking sexual, then they are mature enough to understand the real use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-14581621550829868612012-09-17T10:55:44.537-07:002012-09-17T10:55:44.537-07:00I tried super hard to breastfeed. My sister donate...I tried super hard to breastfeed. My sister donated her milk to my child as well. I sure am glad formula was invented to make up the difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-8176298462394820732012-09-17T10:36:08.893-07:002012-09-17T10:36:08.893-07:00I guess you are in america? Here in Britian you ar...I guess you are in america? Here in Britian you are able to have a full year off after having your baby!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-69120344945158481872011-01-31T11:05:40.743-08:002011-01-31T11:05:40.743-08:00Right because your own perspective on life is the ...Right because your own perspective on life is the only correct one and damn anyone who isn't comfortable with public nudity. How utterly selfish of you.<br /><br />I fully support breastfeeding but let's not make this into a bigger deal than it is. Society runs best when people are considerate of the diversity of viewpoints, particularly in circumstances where we all share public space. Why would you want teenage boys ogling you feeding your baby? <br /><br />Nursing mothers have demanded and received accommodation in shopping malls and other public buildings. Now this is apparently not good enough and you are demanding everyone avert their gaze as you whip out your breast to feed. As a woman, I am embarrassed by this irrationality of some members of my gender. STOP this insanity! Mommy wars are bad enough between mothers (and my GOD you people are mean) but lets not drag everyone else into this perpetual debate for which there is no right answer.<br /><br />As for facebook, why don't you ask for your money back? Oh right - they provide a FREE SERVICE - its nobody's 'right' to use Facebook for their own exhibitionism (even when you deny it is exhibitionism). Facebook provides a good service for free and if you have a problem with they way they do that then by all means cancel your account. Another irrational response from the militant breastfeeding crown. I blame hormones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-34554217078110803752010-11-17T11:05:03.468-08:002010-11-17T11:05:03.468-08:00The US also has rules about advertising formula .....The US also has rules about advertising formula .. Formula companies are not allowed to be advertise and free samples are not allowed to be given to hospitals and doctors' offices .. the problem is that no one listens to them and the government doesn't care because they are lobbied not to.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985449730335860945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848274578648922811.post-67993854350539442032010-06-02T17:46:41.122-07:002010-06-02T17:46:41.122-07:00A facinating read, thanks for posting!A facinating read, thanks for posting!Sarahhttp://nursingnaturally.com.aunoreply@blogger.com