Comments on: Societal Barriers to Breastfeeding http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:59:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: My Picks for Best Breastfeeding Blogs and Posts | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-34398 My Picks for Best Breastfeeding Blogs and Posts | PhD in Parenting Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:53:29 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-34398 [...] Societal barriers to breastfeeding [...] [...] Societal barriers to breastfeeding [...]

]]> By: Brittany at Mommy Words http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-28026 Brittany at Mommy Words Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:09:02 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-28026 Wow. Great post. I think attitudes and imagery is way up there at the top with support from friends or family. I know a lot of people who think of breastfeeding as gross, a huge time sucker, a burden and uneccessary. If friends and family are not okay and encouraging of breastfeeding it is easy to not try or give up. We have great lc's available where I am and still a TON of women say that their pediatrician and LC advised them to stop or that they were just not getting the hang of it so their milk supply disappeared. The hospital is very good at saying breast is best, but many women never even try. I am rambling because I am just so fed up with all the (what feels like) anti-breastfeeding views out there. I was actually made fun of at a baby shower the other day for breastfeeding my kids until 1 and doing it in the mall or in a restaurant or wherever my babies got hungry. The girls thought it was gross and then laughed at how I must have had no life with all that boobie time. They just kept talking about how they did not want to be attached to the baby like that. Attitudes, imagery and support patterns need to change. Thanks for posting this! Wow. Great post. I think attitudes and imagery is way up there at the top with support from friends or family. I know a lot of people who think of breastfeeding as gross, a huge time sucker, a burden and uneccessary. If friends and family are not okay and encouraging of breastfeeding it is easy to not try or give up.

We have great lc’s available where I am and still a TON of women say that their pediatrician and LC advised them to stop or that they were just not getting the hang of it so their milk supply disappeared. The hospital is very good at saying breast is best, but many women never even try.

I am rambling because I am just so fed up with all the (what feels like) anti-breastfeeding views out there. I was actually made fun of at a baby shower the other day for breastfeeding my kids until 1 and doing it in the mall or in a restaurant or wherever my babies got hungry. The girls thought it was gross and then laughed at how I must have had no life with all that boobie time. They just kept talking about how they did not want to be attached to the baby like that.

Attitudes, imagery and support patterns need to change.

Thanks for posting this!

]]> By: Things We Can Do — Lactivist Leanings http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-27088 Things We Can Do — Lactivist Leanings Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:52:34 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-27088 [...] Work on the local, state and national level to encourage law-makers to draft and pass legislation that expands maternity and breastfeeding protections. [...] [...] Work on the local, state and national level to encourage law-makers to draft and pass legislation that expands maternity and breastfeeding protections. [...]

]]> By: Nestle Answers: Can a formula company support breastfeeding? | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-24431 Nestle Answers: Can a formula company support breastfeeding? | PhD in Parenting Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:33:03 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-24431 [...] I think Nestle should focus on the societal barriers to breastfeeding that it can directly do something about. By eliminating any marketing of formula, Nestle [...] [...] I think Nestle should focus on the societal barriers to breastfeeding that it can directly do something about. By eliminating any marketing of formula, Nestle [...]

]]> By: Nestle Answers: Using health care professionals as intermediaries | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-20093 Nestle Answers: Using health care professionals as intermediaries | PhD in Parenting Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:21:00 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-20093 [...] are many societal barriers to breastfeeding and two of the key ones are formula advertising and health professionals lack of knowledge about [...] [...] are many societal barriers to breastfeeding and two of the key ones are formula advertising and health professionals lack of knowledge about [...]

]]> By: Breastfeeding is the Norm » Blog Archive » Can we get the mass media to portray breastfeeding as the norm? http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-18785 Breastfeeding is the Norm » Blog Archive » Can we get the mass media to portray breastfeeding as the norm? Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:19:17 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-18785 [...] is growing awareness of the importance of this issue. Here’s what a blog called PhDinParenting says about it in a post called “Societal Barriers to [...] [...] is growing awareness of the importance of this issue. Here’s what a blog called PhDinParenting says about it in a post called “Societal Barriers to [...]

]]> By: zoey http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-16959 zoey Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:52:33 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-16959 In Australia it is illegal to advertise formula for newborns - so the formula companies do advertise toddler formula but it means that new mothers aren't exposed to formula marketing. I believe this has had a very positive impact on the amount of mothers who choose to breastfeed. In Australia it is illegal to advertise formula for newborns – so the formula companies do advertise toddler formula but it means that new mothers aren’t exposed to formula marketing. I believe this has had a very positive impact on the amount of mothers who choose to breastfeed.

]]> By: Cassa http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-16855 Cassa Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:05:56 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-16855 Age of the "baby" is another big one. The last time I checked, the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least two years. My son is less than two but appears older. This means we have not yet reached the recommended bare minimum but I get shocked looks whenever he says "Boobie Time?" We now only breastfeed at home (2-3 times a day). I returned to work when he was a year old and put him in a nearby daycare so I could nurse him at lunch time. Until he was about 18 months old I breastfed in public (on a bus) under a wrap and got really weird looks with that too. Even other women I know who breastfed their babies acted strange about us carrying on after the age of one. It's sad, really. Age of the “baby” is another big one. The last time I checked, the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least two years. My son is less than two but appears older. This means we have not yet reached the recommended bare minimum but I get shocked looks whenever he says “Boobie Time?” We now only breastfeed at home (2-3 times a day). I returned to work when he was a year old and put him in a nearby daycare so I could nurse him at lunch time. Until he was about 18 months old I breastfed in public (on a bus) under a wrap and got really weird looks with that too. Even other women I know who breastfed their babies acted strange about us carrying on after the age of one. It’s sad, really.

]]> By: phdinparenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-16800 phdinparenting Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:30:08 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-16800 @Jordan: I'm sending you an e-mail to get some details from you, but in the meantime for your benefit and for the benefit of any lurkers, I wanted to point you in the direction of <a href="http://www.firstright.org/" rel="nofollow">FirstRight</a> - an organization that helps moms that have faced breastfeeding discrimination. Consider getting in touch with them to report the incident and also to see if they can help. @Jordan: I’m sending you an e-mail to get some details from you, but in the meantime for your benefit and for the benefit of any lurkers, I wanted to point you in the direction of FirstRight – an organization that helps moms that have faced breastfeeding discrimination. Consider getting in touch with them to report the incident and also to see if they can help.

]]> By: phdinparenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/10/societal-barriers-to-breastfeeding/#comment-16799 phdinparenting Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:23:14 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2612#comment-16799 @Jordan: I'm going to send you an e-mail. @Jordan: I’m going to send you an e-mail.

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