Comments on: Breastfeeding Mums At The School Gates

By: Lotus

Lotus — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:02:05 +0000

What Pip said.

To those who say breastfeeding is not for toddlers and older children:
Read. A. Book! The research speaks for itself.

By: Pip

Pip — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:26:27 +0000

Breastfeeding *is* for toddlers or older - it’s only in our warped western society that breasts have become sexual and breastfeeding is discouraged. In traditional societies, breastfeeding occurs at least to toddlerhood and women often wore no coverings on their breasts because they were *not* sexual. Our society is so sad when giving formula in a bottle to a newborn is seen as okay, despite formula being proven to lead to obesity, diabetes and a damaged gut, among other things. Yet it’s not okay to give a three year old milk from his or her own mother, as nature intends. The World Health Organisation says that all children should be breastfed for a *minimum* of two years and that formula should be an absolute last resort if you can’t get donated milk. People are way too ready to compromise their childrens health! I felt so bad when I realised the WHO recommendations and my son had weaned at only one year. If I had my time over I’d feed to at least two or three minimum. I can’t understand people who are so willing to buy into society’s brainwashing - stop being sheep, people!

By: Mic

Mic — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:30:44 +0000

yvonne,

What is the important health issue to which you refer?

Are you advocating the extension of breastfeeding until kids are eight?

I see your point regarding the commercially driven attitude that kids should eb forced into adulthodd without having had a proper childhood, but that has little bearing on the content of this article. Breastfeeding is for babies, not toddlers or older.

By: yvonne insh

yvonne insh — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:10:43 +0000

irresponsible bad press about an important health issue

do commentators feel as repulsed by celebs brandishing their nudity, by children suffering from obesity, rotten teeth, asthma and other health anomalies associated wih formula and not breastfeeding? every day we see images of children involved in activities that are gross…….and non-nutritive, dressed,or i should say un dressed engaged in fun? activities bordering on child pornography and nobody is repulsed!………………

By: coolandcalm

coolandcalm — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:48:58 +0000

There was a documentary on a couple of years ago and the eldest daughter was EIGHT. She was precocious beyond precocious and she had a lisp…. ‘I like brwest milk and I’m going to keep drinking it fowever……’ she kept saying as she dragged the mothers top up and latched on whenever. truly gross. Child abuse IMO.

By: Petermac

Petermac — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:30:31 +0000

They are 5 and 3 !
She should read a book about when children should be weaned onto solids !

By: Mic

Mic — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:24:33 +0000

I thought Thatcher had abolished school milk?

By: dairy

dairy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:15:28 +0000

…there are limits, 2pot, and my username has nothing to do with anything with lactose in it…!

By: 2pot

2pot — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:08:40 +0000

really? with a username like yours i would’ve thought you’d be all for it.

By: dairy

dairy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:47:34 +0000

ewwww - I feel ill…..