Comments on: Are we asking the wrong people to comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes? http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/ ...exploring the art and science of parenting Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How to report unethical promotion of formula, bottles and other breastmilk substitutes | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-42241 How to report unethical promotion of formula, bottles and other breastmilk substitutes | PhD in Parenting Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:59:57 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-42241 [...] Similac, and Heinz continue to violate the code regularly, as do bottle manufacturers such as Avent, Medela and many others. Despite what they may tell you, these companies are more focused on [...] [...] Similac, and Heinz continue to violate the code regularly, as do bottle manufacturers such as Avent, Medela and many others. Despite what they may tell you, these companies are more focused on [...]

]]> By: Information, advertising, spam: Medela crosses the line | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-35137 Information, advertising, spam: Medela crosses the line | PhD in Parenting Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:06:47 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-35137 [...] it has chosen to ignore the WHO Code and push more bottle imagery and bottle messaging on moms (more on why bottle imagery and messaging is hurtful here). The result is that Medela is directly pushing bottles on moms and also doing so indirectly via [...] [...] it has chosen to ignore the WHO Code and push more bottle imagery and bottle messaging on moms (more on why bottle imagery and messaging is hurtful here). The result is that Medela is directly pushing bottles on moms and also doing so indirectly via [...]

]]> By: Monday Musings: Is It Okay To Advertise Baby Bottles To Pumping Moms? | Breastfeeding Moms Unite http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-34386 Monday Musings: Is It Okay To Advertise Baby Bottles To Pumping Moms? | Breastfeeding Moms Unite Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:29:00 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-34386 [...] challenged BlogHer ads to allow bloggers to opt out of displaying ads for bottles on their sites she said: I do understand that bottles are sometimes used to feed breast milk. As a former pumping mom [...] [...] challenged BlogHer ads to allow bloggers to opt out of displaying ads for bottles on their sites she said: I do understand that bottles are sometimes used to feed breast milk. As a former pumping mom [...]

]]> By: Monkey see, monkey do? Images, media and public health | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-29248 Monkey see, monkey do? Images, media and public health | PhD in Parenting Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:43:51 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-29248 [...] those might be interpreted or internalized by readers. Just as I’ve called on the media to lay off the bottle imagery and told Elizabeth Pantley that I don’t like the unsafe co-sleeping images in her books, I [...] [...] those might be interpreted or internalized by readers. Just as I’ve called on the media to lay off the bottle imagery and told Elizabeth Pantley that I don’t like the unsafe co-sleeping images in her books, I [...]

]]> By: Nestle Answers: Help rejuvenate the boycott they wish ended 25 years ago | PhD in Parenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-19604 Nestle Answers: Help rejuvenate the boycott they wish ended 25 years ago | PhD in Parenting Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:55:18 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-19604 [...] Boycott and/or complain about formula advertising from Nestle and other companies when you see it in magazines, in Google ads, and other advertising. [...] [...] Boycott and/or complain about formula advertising from Nestle and other companies when you see it in magazines, in Google ads, and other advertising. [...]

]]> By: phdinparenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-19594 phdinparenting Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:16:56 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-19594 <strong>@Sarah V.:</strong> Aren't the bottles recyclable? We recycled ours when we were done with them. @Sarah V.: Aren’t the bottles recyclable? We recycled ours when we were done with them.

]]> By: Sarah V. http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-19593 Sarah V. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:07:32 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-19593 Paula, regardless of how much nutrition women in a women's shelter are getting, many of them will be formula feeding and none of them are likely to be either relactating or travelling back through time to make a different choice with regard to how they feed their babies. We can wish that weren't so, we can even work hard to implement the changes in society that will mean that more of those women will be breastfeeding rather than formula-feeding, but at this point in time and for the foreseeable future lots of the women in shelters will be in the situation of formula-feeding and having difficulty getting hold of enough milk in their difficult circumstances, and they *will* need the samples. BTW - since I'm posting on the subject, here's a problem that's been bugging me. What can a mother ethically do with baby bottles once the baby outgrows them? As for puppies and kittens, I don't know if formula designed for humans would even be the most appropriate choice for them. Paula, regardless of how much nutrition women in a women’s shelter are getting, many of them will be formula feeding and none of them are likely to be either relactating or travelling back through time to make a different choice with regard to how they feed their babies. We can wish that weren’t so, we can even work hard to implement the changes in society that will mean that more of those women will be breastfeeding rather than formula-feeding, but at this point in time and for the foreseeable future lots of the women in shelters will be in the situation of formula-feeding and having difficulty getting hold of enough milk in their difficult circumstances, and they *will* need the samples.

BTW – since I’m posting on the subject, here’s a problem that’s been bugging me. What can a mother ethically do with baby bottles once the baby outgrows them?

As for puppies and kittens, I don’t know if formula designed for humans would even be the most appropriate choice for them.

]]> By: phdinparenting http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-19547 phdinparenting Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:54:43 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-19547 <strong>@Paula: </strong>I agree that bottles can be kept if the parents plan to use them at some point. However, there is no reason to stop breastfeeding your child if you are sick. In fact, it is important to continue to do so to benefit from the enhanced immune response that kicks in to fight illness when mom and/or baby are sick. @Paula: I agree that bottles can be kept if the parents plan to use them at some point. However, there is no reason to stop breastfeeding your child if you are sick. In fact, it is important to continue to do so to benefit from the enhanced immune response that kicks in to fight illness when mom and/or baby are sick.

]]> By: Paula http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-19544 Paula Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:42:52 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-19544 I just wanted to add my input regarding what to do with unsolicited "sample" formula and bottles. The bottles could be useful for pumped milk when a mom is sick and doesn't want to compromise the baby's health, but the formula really SHOULD be donated to a humane society shelter for puppies and kittens--sometimes the mother cat or dog is injured or killed and the puppies and kittens have no other option for nutrition--in a Women's Shelter, we can only hope the women are getting enough nutrition to be able to offer their children the imminently more suitable choice of breastmilk, so they shouldn't need the samples. I just wanted to add my input regarding what to do with unsolicited “sample” formula and bottles. The bottles could be useful for pumped milk when a mom is sick and doesn’t want to compromise the baby’s health, but the formula really SHOULD be donated to a humane society shelter for puppies and kittens–sometimes the mother cat or dog is injured or killed and the puppies and kittens have no other option for nutrition–in a Women’s Shelter, we can only hope the women are getting enough nutrition to be able to offer their children the imminently more suitable choice of breastmilk, so they shouldn’t need the samples.

]]> By: Brooke ... She Who http://www.phdinparenting.com/2009/09/14/are-we-asking-the-wrong-people-to-comply-with-the-international-code-of-marketing-of-breast-milk-substitutes/#comment-18758 Brooke ... She Who Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:40:49 +0000 http://www.phdinparenting.com/?p=2641#comment-18758 This is an amazing piece and a terrific challenge to the blogging community. I've just spent 20 years pregnant/breastfeeding , and in that time had the opportunity to have my choices challenged by just about everyone, including my sisters in the Top-Free movement. It's really a long row to hoe. I can say from experience, though, the marketing is VERY much more aggressive than it used to be. Particularly as the economy tightens down, advertising revenue becomes more important to families, and more cutthroat. I wonder why issues of 'equal time' aren't enforced in new media. There should be a place for rebuttal of all that stuff, wouldn't you think? Thank you. This is an amazing piece and a terrific challenge to the blogging community. I’ve just spent 20 years pregnant/breastfeeding , and in that time had the opportunity to have my choices challenged by just about everyone, including my sisters in the Top-Free movement. It’s really a long row to hoe.

I can say from experience, though, the marketing is VERY much more aggressive than it used to be. Particularly as the economy tightens down, advertising revenue becomes more important to families, and more cutthroat. I wonder why issues of ‘equal time’ aren’t enforced in new media. There should be a place for rebuttal of all that stuff, wouldn’t you think?

Thank you.

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