To think it will all kick off on here after this is aired?

[MsScarlett]

My mum just texted me to say that tomorrow there is a documentary on BBC3 at 9pm called, "Is Breast Best?".

I predict a bunfight!

Don't understand why she can't use a muslin for modesty if she's worried.

Oh go Emma! Well done

I know - not even behind a cafe table! Mad.

That baby has fab hair!

Emma is coming across fabulously.

in fact i have bf in a Costa coffee on the ground floor of that very same shopping centre...

Why didn't she ask for help though. I wish she explained that?

Not too bad in the end

just popping in but fgs.

1, that cherry woman doesnt know very much about bf for a 'journalist'!!
2, that kathryn blundell woman is proof that baby magazines are just a vehicle for subtle formula advertising. she's the editor now
3, that was a shit documentary.

I mean has she not heard of Mumsnet?

Peppa - it's not that bad actually - I'm pleasantly surprised. As I said earlier it does seem to mean well.

Some of the apparently stupid questions/comments will be about making Cherry relate to viewers. Good on her for facing her demons and trying to support other women. But I still wish they hadn't shown those "lactivists" getting their whole breast out on camera.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be at the start

Yes gaelicsheep, didn't do much for showing you can bf discreetly.

At the end of the program Cherry sort of gave the impression that if you are finding it painful and struggling you don't have to go ahead with it, it's fine to quit. However it's normal to go through terrible pain and struggle with breastfeeding to begin with, once it's established it becomes the easiest thing in the world.

I had major latch on problems. Ds latched on properly two days before we left hospital but then had problems at home (a bf counsellor came to my house plus I went to hospital). Was threatened with re-admission because Ds was losing so much weight.

I'm not sure breast is always best. It didn't protect Ds from catching everything going and being really poorly for a long time. I think what is best is whatever is right for the mother.

I think it could have been such a useful documentary, if it had emphasised that Cherry et al's probmlems could likely have been sorted out with help and support- her excruciating pain was probably caused by porr latch which would lead to inefficient milk removal, which could in turn lead to blocked ducts and mastitus.

Non of that chain was explained, so someone experiencing the same problem may well think the only option is to give up

Yeah it got much better as it progressed. Start was pretty dire but got much better towards the end.

I believe that breast is best but not always the right choice for every family.

Mega for some women it never becomes the easiest thing in the world. I gave up after 11 months and every single day was a struggle.

Agree with bananamash - may well have been 'well meaning' but it presented bf problems as insoluble and didn't really demonstrate that support and better information and mumsnet is available. So only logical thing to do would be to switch to formula.

I thought it was good, much more balanced than I expected. I just wish they hadn't shown the cornflakes bit. My 3 week old is now completely zonked out on top of me having BF throughout the prog

After 11 months can you really call it "giving up" :)

i thought it was great. cherry annoyed me at first but within the first half hour i totally warmed to her and she portrayed all the different situations in a really balanced way.

but banana her last words were, i wish i had asked for help. and there was a lot about support groups which was awesome.

why wasn't there any discussion about the way post-natal care is managed? i, personally, think that many women are discharged way too early and mat. led units are brilliant places to get support, advice and care for first few days of having a baby.

if these centres weren't all being closed down and women actually had the opportunity to stay in hospital for a few days post birth (instead of being shoved out the door after a few hours/1 day), then isn't it possible that women would have more success or gain confidence in BF?

completely agree that BF needs to be made cool or popular again... but showing the "lactivists" wasn't especially normal... do appreciate the shop stickers for BF friendly though, and if i see one i'm far more likely to go there for coffee, because i'd feel confident in feeding there.

and thought the ending was weak... should have been way more scientific info on mastitis and what cherry could have done to help/where she could have received support.