...to ask what you think of this new breastfeeding video?

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I found it a tadge patronising.

You?

lucasmum - I don't think you can accuse people of missing the point - people will see it as they see it - it's up to the people who make the film to ensure the point isn't missed.

And I have to say, I do fear a film like this will possibly put women off breastfeeding because of the impression it gives of women who breastfeed - which is of rather extrovert women who dress up in burlesque.

My mum never thought I would breastfeed because she says that breastfeeding is for hippies and extroverts, and this film is pandering to that image.

I have to say I thought it was wired,

Of course breastfeeding is for hippies and extroverts, but it's also for all women in between, such as me

Awful

I thought the video looked like a lot of fun to be part of, but I don't honestly think it will do anything to breastfeeding rates.
IMO, breastfeeding needs to be normalised, not made a song and dance of. For a long time I've felt that there should be breastfeeding extras on tv programmes (in the cafe in Eastenders, Corrie etc - programmes with many viewers). Make it a normal part of everyday life for more people.
Show people how to feed discreetly, I know several people who stopped because they were scared to feed in public.
Just make it a normal everyday thing to see and do. Not sure if burlesque is the right medium to depict that.

Liked Belgo's scottish one. thought it was brilliant.

I thought it was funny. :) the women looked like they were just having a bit of fun and enjoying themselves. I don't think it will make a huge difference to people wanting to bf because, as someone else has mentioned, most women do attempt bf. It's the fall off rate that needs to be dealt with IMO and I think thatcan only really be done with proper real life support. Well done for at least doing something though and coming at it from a different angle :)

I agree with the bf extras in popular soaps idea! :)

I've said before that I think a program along the lines of 'One Born Every Minute' which shows real life mums getting to grips with real bf issues would maybe help prepare women for some of the challenges and give them more realistic expectations of it.

belgo Missing the point, as in, it was meant to be for fun. Not for people to get all negative about it. People should be more positive and not take everything so seriously. :)

blooferlady Where is the creepy bit? !

breastfeeding is nothing but normal, normal milk for normal babies and normal feeding for normal mothers we shouldnt have to debate about it discuss it fret over it or resort to other methods it should be as natural as breathing. Unfortunatly the money making machine of power has made it into something that we DO fret about and discuss the instint that our fellow mammels still have is largly gone in the western society. So until we are back to "normal" we need to discuss and debate and Apple Dumplings is doing just that.......I love it

Have shared the video with some friends and the verdict is that its great, thanks midwifeVH!

just in case anyone else would like to see what all the fuss is about

sorry forgot to convert it

I like it but I can't hear the words.

midwifeVH - well done for getting off your arse and actually doing something. :)

Take the negative comments with a pinch of salt. IME, breast-feeding is something which touches a very fundamental nerve with a lot of people, whether they tried and got it established, tried and failed, or didn't even bother to try - and in the latter two cases it is natural that there is often a negative, defensive reaction to it.

That's something breastfeeding will always be up against until such time as we have a real, functioning breastfeeding culture.

And to whoever said 'there's nothing sexy about breastfeeding' - no, there's not necessarily - but breast-feeding women can be, and are, sexy. :)

P.S. I'm not trying to be on a downer to people who tried and failed to BF - I know there are so many reasons why this is and don't want to make anyone feel worse than they might already do.

I just mean that as the way we nourish our babies; the very first thing we do for them in order to sustain them is something which touches a fundamental nerve in all of us, often whether we care to admit it or not.

I think some of the negitive comments give some pretty good feedback, some people want breast feeding to be considered the norm. Why try and jazz it up and make it something that its not?

Id like to see breastfeeding mums along side bottle feeding mums in everyday situations. I dont think I've ever seen anyone breast feed while out and about.

More needs to be done to make new Mums aware that a new bf baby will feed for hours and hours and won't immediately go on to the four hour routine we are conditioned to expect. I've had so many friends say to me oh he just wasn't full, he fed for hours so I gave him a bottle. There is just not enough REAL information out there. You have to want to go and find it, whereas the formula companies come to you. Such as Aptamil and co sending you free toys. More money needs to be dedicated to education in breastfeeding, starting in school alongside sex education lessons. It needs to be give by normal Mums. Like me. I'm a jeans and converse all stars kind of girl and have bf 2 DS's. I think I'm fairly normal and everyday. I'd do this sort of work.

Formula milk is jazzed up to be what it is not night after night on TV, in ads, and even by the professionals that are meant to be protecting normality... so projects like this are trying to even the balance and get breastfeeding out there....believe me formula is winning the race by a hundred miles and why? To make money for companies that profit from the problems women now are having when they want I breastfeed and have problems. I have seen women cry and all the time there are voices of formula ads in their minds saying "come to me, come to me I have magic formula, I will make your baby happy, I will save you from the perils and problems of breastfeeding" I want to help those women in any way I can. No-one want BF to be considered the norm as much as me and all the other campaigners who support it..... so we are doing something about it...in lots of ways including this lighthearted fun way.

TV ads for formula milk look pretty safe, happy and normal to me.

Its cool that you're passionate about a cause and put yourself out there to do something about it.

I have seen women cry and all the time there are voices of formula ads in their minds saying "come to me, come to me I have magic formula, I will make your baby happy, I will save you from the perils and problems of breastfeeding"

Really? I always thought it was a mixture of not being able to, not producing enough, finding it too hard, not having the right facts or support and worrying that your baby is getting enough food. I have no experience of this, its just what comes to mind when I think about why people get upset about feeding. Sorry if I say something wrong its honestly not a subject I know alot about yet.

Crazycatlady thanks for your comment but pls spare the pity on how terrible we looked.... I don't need it thanks and think it's slightly unnecessary too,even bordering on catty (haha) it's great you felt confident enough too breastfeed your baby from birth till 8 months but your not in the majority are you? Or is it a case of "I can do it why cant you?"
The idea of having breastfeeding on telly all the time is a fantastic one it would definitely help to normalise breastfeeding but for it to be depicted in a soap (for eg) it would need to be more accepted by society a bit more so it didn't run th risk of complaints "get a blanket on that babies head" Why doesn't she feed in the toilet or feeding room" So really it's a vicious circle....
This video is putting breastfeeding in the public eye love it or loathe it that IS what it's doing.... it's a load of breastfeeding mums having a great laugh promoting something they feel passionately about. It's had quite a few hits and more positive comments than negative (mumsnet of course being the exception) My non mum friends have all shared it and saw the funny side. Maybe the ones that didn't already know I breastfed do now and it's made them think for when they have a baby they might have a go....who knows?

You guys like you .... :)

eh? don't get it DOgface....sorry? Think I must be missing something maybe my corsets to tight lol!

oh you and midwifeVH both use .... to end or break up sentences. It amused me for some reason, I think I've lost the plot!