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Mumsnet Discussions: Breast and bottle feeding : has there been much in the papers about national bf week? (43 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk on Fri 16-May-08 13:38:58
or on the tv or radio, the only thing ive heard about bf, this week is matthew dipstick wright
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By nickytwotimes on Fri 16-May-08 13:39:39
Zoe Williams mentioned it today in the gruniad. (briefly)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By PuppyMonkey on Fri 16-May-08 14:10:40
Our local paper has done something. I'm not a bfer so can't comment on whether it's ok!

here
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk on Fri 16-May-08 15:14:53
ntt
was this it?
here

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k so bf also ruins your "tits" now
puppy that article is is better
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By witchandchips on Fri 16-May-08 15:27:38
I really liked that article. Its a no brainer it does make them smaller and less pert but she makes it clear THAT SHE DOESN'T CARE. I see my saggy tits a like I do my c-section scar proof of what i have achieved as a mother. Floppy and proud is what i say
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Fri 16-May-08 15:35:39
I've not seen anything about it apart from on here. Though I must admit I am now more focused on wanting to know who spends all that time poaching chicken in wine and making tomato sauce, cooking the (baby grin) pasta etc! Ds is having a medley of our leftovers tonight!

Quite nice to have an article saying that you never regret it but it bloody well does change your norks though.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk on Fri 16-May-08 15:42:20
it does not make them smaller or floppier.
pregnacy does that!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Fri 16-May-08 15:43:38
But once you stop feeding you are all empty and floppy and have to build up the fat again don't you? <<Indith is positive there was a thread on this a while ago>>
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk on Fri 16-May-08 15:47:31
love to see the thread
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Fri 16-May-08 15:58:01
general consensus here is that pg technically causes the sagging by getting you ready to make milk but that you sag after stopping feeding.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk on Fri 16-May-08 15:58:52
ill take a look indith thanks.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Fri 16-May-08 16:00:04
Of course my solution to the sagging problem has been to get pg again but I expect I won't be able to use that forever!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Bogwoppit on Fri 16-May-08 21:06:38
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By TheProvincialLady on Fri 16-May-08 21:10:45
I am in my local paper talking about how poor help made me fail at BF and how a group of us are trying to set up a baby cafe to make sure other mums have support. It was quite a good article but I can't link as my picture and name are in it (even if spelled incorrectly, gr!)
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By theAfkaUrbanDryad on Fri 16-May-08 21:15:05
Well I was photographed (along with about 20 other mothers) on Monday on the steps of the Church Conference centre by the Express, Times and Grauniad.

AFAIK not one of them has run the story.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Fri 16-May-08 21:18:48
indith......................
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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Fri 16-May-08 21:19:50
I'm so shocked I can't spell shock
and a bit of ginger cake has just fallen out of my mouth (never mind, DS will eat it tomorrow)

CONGRATULATIONS!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By blueshoes on Fri 16-May-08 22:05:16
Is it national bf-ing week? The only thing bf-ing related I saw this week is the Aptamil follow on milk commercial on TV.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk on Fri 16-May-08 22:42:06
good ol nell, what a girl, she makes her living from her looks, and is v pro bf.
bet she doesnt think it makes your norks sag
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By NoBiggy on Fri 16-May-08 22:47:21
Ooh the controversy!

We love it here

If you look at the circus clip on the same page, I went there last night
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sat 17-May-08 10:38:58
grin stealth

Ginger cake...yum. Vennel's have started doing ginger cake.....<<drools>>

I think part of my problem is that I don't out weight on. Ever. I just lose it, which makes it bloody hard to replenish the fat! Wouldn't not bf for the world though, they'll get back to normal eventually, just have to keep eating cake for the next 10 years grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:00:02
When are you due? So excited!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sat 17-May-08 11:12:44
Around Christmas again, I'll never learn!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By kiskideesameanoldmother on Sat 17-May-08 11:16:34
how are you feeling, indith? did someone mention vennels?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sat 17-May-08 11:21:45
Lol

Actually I have been getting tempted by the toasted teacakes in the Alms Houses recently, they go well with revision.

Run down mostly Kiskidee, looking forward to a week on Thursday (last exam). How about you?

Anyone want to eat cake a week on Saturday? (get me and my raucous post exam plans hmm)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:34:26
sounds good to me
good luck with your exams
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By kiskideesameanoldmother on Sat 17-May-08 11:40:50
YaayyY! I am willing to eat cake on Saturday! that is me being raucous too hmm. SPB, can you come? We can compare bump sizes indith, and you can teach me about using terry squares.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By kiskideesameanoldmother on Sat 17-May-08 11:41:20
xposts.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:41:42
Yes, I think so - the 31st?
As long as what you to have isn't catching...
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By HoochieMomma on Sat 17-May-08 11:42:42
I manned a Breastfeeding Awareness stall in my local shopping centre during my lunchbreak yesterday, some people were interested but we got an incredible amount of dirty looks, scowls and muttering... Because a couple of women smiling behind a stall are obviously just looking for a fight or wanting to be offensive to people

A colleague at work as I was leaving said "I personally think it is disgusting, they don't have a National Bottlefeeding Week, do they"?

hmm

I replied that as far as I can see, the formula companies spend a considerable amount of time and money making sure that every blardy week is National Bottlefeeding Week grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sat 17-May-08 11:43:30
grin Done, shall go poke the turtle.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:44:09
Good answer hoochie - the kind of answer that would occur to me the next day
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By kiskideesameanoldmother on Sat 17-May-08 11:44:36
Was hoping the eat cake next Sat (24th), hopefully. Half term celebration for me. grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:45:39
You "two" - I'm going to be kicked out of pedants' corner if anyone sees that!
Actually, would be quite nice if it was catching...no!!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By BouncingTurtle on Sat 17-May-08 11:45:49
Indith!! Congrats!

I was going to organise another meetup!
I'll resurrect the last thread.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By kiskideesameanoldmother on Sat 17-May-08 11:46:29
It must have been that militant look on your face that made them scowl and mutter at you, Hoochie.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:46:52
Is summersun still posting? Hopefully she will be around as well
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sat 17-May-08 11:47:13
Doh! I just went and poked you on your post natal thread!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sat 17-May-08 11:48:08
She goes on facebook a fair bit, tried messaging her on that last time we did cake but didn't get a response. Will try again though.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mumofk on Sat 17-May-08 11:58:12
ooh, ohh I din't know I got in the yorkshire Post- my mum will be proud! I got in the background of the news bits of bbc and itv yorkshire, but didn't know YP was there too, thanks bogwoppit! I'm the one with a 2 week old in a blue moby sling (you do have to know where to look!). I was sooo happy to get out of the house, and there were free drinks for breastfeeding mums. Didn't know who Nell McAndrew was though, but after seeing all the press around her, realised that she coo'd at my DD2- who slept through the entire event.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:59:15
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By StealthPolarBear on Sat 17-May-08 11:59:28
that's one for the baby book
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Indith on Sun 18-May-08 16:16:22
Stealth and Kiskidee meet up thread


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