YAWN - breast is best according to ITV news

[monster_munch]

News headline - 'boost to brain power, why breast is best.'

Wow - really?! I hadn't heard.

Why do people who write the news have to go over and over the same thing.
We know it's the best, as it was made for the purpose. People who bottle-feed don't think "I know, I'll bottle feed because breast milk is obviously poisonous and bad for my baby" Do we really need a news headline saying it is the best thing? Have we not had it rammed down our throats?
I did breast feed my daughter, however, due to me doing it wrong and other factors my milk dried up at 5 1/2 months. I was however very proud of myself for getting that far and was also aware that some women can't even do that.
Bloody journalists coming up with more stories to make us feel like rubbish mothers makes me so angry.

RAAAH
We need support as mothers, not bloody unhelpful news headlines.

 

[Freya]

Hi,

I think you will have already done good by BF for that long. Some of us didn't get that far .

I would say that it is aimed to get more people breast feeding which is obviously a good thing. Ben Elton was on The Wright Stuff today and he said pretty much the same as you. He was ranting about science saying one thing one day and another thing another day.

Don't let ig get to you

 

[leckershell]

I would say that it is aimed to get more people breast feeding which is obviously a good thing.

I'd agree, breastfeeders are definately the minority as it seems to be 'uncool' thing to do and they want to boost people's awareness. I know we've all heard it all before, but we've been pregnant and had babies. There will probably be people out there who have just found out they are pregnant and wondering whether to breast or bottle feed, just like we were at the beginning, glad to be given as much information as possible to help them make the right choice for them.

I don't think it's to make bottle feeding mums feel bad.

hugs all round anyway, i don't want to start an argument

 

[Squiglet]

News headline - 'boost to brain power, why breast is best.'

Wow - really?! I hadn't heard.

Why do people who write the news have to go over and over the same thing.
We know it's the best, as it was made for the purpose. People who bottle-feed don't think "I know, I'll bottle feed because breast milk is obviously poisonous and bad for my baby" Do we really need a news headline saying it is the best thing? Have we not had it rammed down our throats?
I did breast feed my daughter, however, due to me doing it wrong and other factors my milk dried up at 5 1/2 months. I was however very proud of myself for getting that far and was also aware that some women can't even do that.
Bloody journalists coming up with more stories to make us feel like rubbish mothers makes me so angry.

RAAAH
We need support as mothers, not bloody unhelpful news headlines.

OMG Monster Munch... 5 1/2 months breast feeding thats REALLY good... you should be really proud at that. Breast feeding isn't easy by any stroke of the imagination.

You're quite right, being a mother is hard enough with you constantly questioning your choices in raising your kids, let alone have the media tell you all the time your a bad parent, and you will make your kid handicapped, stupid and ill all the time... because you ate runny eggs while pregnant, or chose not to breast feed.

I've been giving DD omega fish oils for years because research said it was good, and I have to admit her concentration is much better and she less hyper but as for boosting brain power, I don't think so...

Besides in a few years time this advice will all change and something else will come out.. lets face it... most of our mothers would be up for child endangerment with what they did with us... put us to sleep on our fronts, stop sterilising at 6 months, giving us ordinary cows milk at 6 months, drinking Guiness while pregnant... And I know my mum was a great mum..

 

[Princess_Puddles]

I bottle fed because I was too scared and embarrassed to try to breast feed so I think these articles are great because it gives me the confidence to try it next time and that I could succeed. But yes I understand where you're coming from but as others have said there really isn't enough people breast feeding now days, and alot of them are choosing not to because they aren't encouraged enough and there is alot of negativity about breast feeding, I for one know when ever someone would mention it to me there never seemed to be any joy in it they always moaned about the negative sides and never anything positive so I do think things like these help the women like that.

 

[Rosieroo]

Can only echo the others really. I was pregnant for the first time once and didn't realise the benefits of breastfeeding until I read information like this article, it was that info that contributed towards me breastfeeding both my children. If I hadn't of known about the benefits then I would have though breastfeeding was something old hippies did as noone in my family breastfed. I'm grateful for the continuing research and hopefully it will encourage other mums to breastfeed

 

[annem]

same as above really. I knew breast was best but never really read headlines on BF before i was preg so think its good to keep the message out there, though its getting to me a bit as may not be able to bf

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Im really fed up now of this topic being shoved down my neck. I feel stimatised bottle feeding - I didnt do it cos i was lazy and didnt want my child sucking on me - I had no choice - they didnt latch properly, it was either keep persuing it or let them go hungary.

Fuck off ITV, make me feel like shit cos i couldnt do it.

 

[budge]

oh come on. The headline is helpful to some. For me for example it makes me think ''yeah i did the right thing!!! all the hard work was worth it! i didn't go out for almost a year whilst i fed my children exclusively BREAST milk from my breasts! not even a bottle. and you know what! I'm glad -

if its such a boring topic - why make a thread about it

 

[Tasha20]

Totaly agree with what most have said here, its just getting to new parents and people who may never have thought about breastfeeding, not to have a go a bottle feeders, wether anyone agrees or not but we need this sort of advertising for breastfeeding, now if they had advertised bottlefeeding and specific formula companies I do think that more mums would of thought about formula not breastfeeding ( just a thought!).

I think its a brilliant way to get it out there, the more advertising the better.

 

[enn]

i didnt last longer than my mum and she lasted a week, and i lasted about 2days but thats cause nips were sore as i werent doing it properly. but ive tried it and it didnt feel right for me. i thought to myself ive failed cause i had some post natal despression and kept it away from this lot as in partner and his parents and my family.but i still loved my daughter and no matter what fighted it to feed her formula of course im fine now tho just finding 7am or 8am hard to feed her least the foods ready for her to have.

 

[mrs_tommo22]

oh come on. The headline is helpful to some. For me for example it makes me think ''yeah i did the right thing!!! all the hard work was worth it! i didn't go out for almost a year whilst i fed my children exclusively BREAST milk from my breasts! not even a bottle. and you know what! I'm glad -

if its such a boring topic - why make a thread about it

You would say that budge because you were lucky enough to be able too breastfeed your girls. So that title would be helpful too you - just not to others

 

[Misslarue]

The article isn't a personal attack on women who can't/don't breastfeed. It's merely trying to educate the masses in its findings on two long-term studies. Personaly I welcome it, knowledge is power and all that!
BTW I did both, bottle and breast.

 

[Strangeness]

I personally think most of these studies are a load of bull! I think a child will go either way whether they are breastfed or not. I bottlefed because I had no milk and my son is well on top of everything. My midwife in hospital actually said to me that she could tell the difference between bottle and breast fed babies because breast were more alert. I mean what the hell!?! Yes I think it's great to make people aware of the benefits of breast though and I don't feel it a personal attack. I'm proud of the way I have brought my son up even though he wasn't breastfed, he's very smart and very alert!

 

[Squiglet]

I personally think most of these studies are a load of bull!

*sniggers... yes.. like all the stuff about women must not eat peanuts while pregnant or their children will be born with peanut allergies and die...


Hmmm well that lasted a long time didn't it... and it's funny how the countries that tell you NOT to touch peanuts during pregnancy actually have the higher rates of peanut allergy, asthma, allergies in general... and now the food standards agency and the government are saying.. opps sorry we may have been wrong and those people who avoided peanuts may have done more harm than good...

 

[Misslarue]

and it's funny how the countries that tell you NOT to touch peanuts during pregnancy actually have the higher rates of peanut allergy, asthma, allergies in general... and now the food standards agency and the government are saying.. opps sorry we may have been wrong and those people who avoided peanuts may have done more harm than good...

Where did they get this information from??

Another study perhaps!!

 

[Squiglet]

yup

 

[Babylicious]

I think it's all cack tbh

 

[Gruntie2]

i haven't decided if i'm going to breast feed or not... i feel a bit icky about it.. but i may feel different when LO is born? plan on using a breast pump to extract it for my LO

 

[budge]

oh come on. The headline is helpful to some. For me for example it makes me think ''yeah i did the right thing!!! all the hard work was worth it! i didn't go out for almost a year whilst i fed my children exclusively BREAST milk from my breasts! not even a bottle. and you know what! I'm glad -

if its such a boring topic - why make a thread about it

You would say that budge because you were lucky enough to be able too breastfeed your girls. So that title would be helpful too you - just not to others

so because of that then it shouldn't be allowed? So becasue i was fortunate enough to breastfeed my children i shouldn't have any positive reinforcement and praise becasue of the people who chose not to breastfeed or couldn't for what ever reason.
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that doesn't seem very fair.