To think Jamelia is a nut job

[Boudica1990]

Loose Women today, Jamelia has decided in her wisdom that breast feeding should be compulsory.

WTAF?!

Pretty sure women should be able to dictate what they do with their own breasts!!!

Yes we all know breast feeding is better, but some choose and I emphasise CHOOSE to formula feed, and you know what's that's fine also, but can you really force women to use their body in a way they just simply don't want to??

YANBU - what planet is she from? She should be sacked for being and idiot.
Happy mum = Happy Baby
Who can tell the difference between a child that has been BF or FF? I BF DD1 for 6months and DD2 for about 3 months which I felt so guilty about. DD1 ended up being the one who caught very bug going compared to DD2 who was rarely ill so I've stopped beating myself up as it's all complete nonsense designed to make us feel inadequate and guilty.

Writer - a brisk walk is all I do sometimes for excersise if I haven't got the time, could you put LO in the pram on a nice evening and go for a brisk walk round a park or something? That would give you some me time and if LO did need a feed you are with him. I can completely understand however if you just can't be fucked with that

I can't be fucked with a lot of things these day

I rented an electric one. It wasnt really expensive.

It was hard work though to keep at it.

mrswinni

right so saying that breastfeeding is repulsive to a breastfeeding mother sitting right there feeding her baby is absolutely fine because its free speech? No wonder so many nursing mothers get abuse if this is peoples way of thinking.

writer

I reckon I've missed the window of DS ever taking a bottle so I'm pretty much tied to him.

same, my midwife kept telling me not to use a bottle or dummy for the first six weeks to avoid nipple confusion but they didn't mention that after a while a bottle will be out of the question. I spent hours pumping my poor breasts and the little bugger wouldn't even entertain the idea of taking it from a bottle.

Jamelia has gone right down in my estimations since she has been o Loose Women. I always used to think she was quite sweet and funny. But actually she is just really ignorant and very much of the 'this is what I did so this what everyone should do' type (she was very scathing of older mums once, because both her and her own mum had kids young).

Of course breastfeeding shouldn't be compulsory, what a load of crap. And for how long anyway? I said it on another thread recently but the take up of breastfeeding at birth in this country is actually quite high (I think it's 81% or something in England). It's just that it dwindles so quickly.

So is she suggesting that everyone has to just try it (which isn't actually the problem because most people do try it?) or would it be compulsory for 6 weeks? How would it be policed? People would be hiding cartons of formula when the HV came round for their weekly check that you are still BFing!

Engage brain before opening your mouth Jamelia you tool!

Sorry, but I think YWBU to watch Loose Women... the only thing loose on there is their brain cells.

Twats

I've ff my eldest (perfectly healthy), still bf my youngest (21m and has health issues!) And have chosen to ff my third due in December. I blogged about it and have been called selfish!

www.activities4kidz.eu/a-selfish-choice/

I've ff my eldest (perfectly healthy), still bf my youngest (21m and has health issues!) And have chosen to ff my third due in December. I blogged about it and have been called selfish!

www.activities4kidz.eu/a-selfish-choice/

I've ff my eldest (perfectly healthy), still bf my youngest (21m and has health issues!) And have chosen to ff my third due in December. I blogged about it and have been called selfish!

www.activities4kidz.eu/a-selfish-choice/

How did the rest of the Loose Women react to what she said?

Evidently Jamelia isn't a great philosopher or ethicist, like many people famous for completely different skills.

I think you need to watch better TV. If enough of us stop watching Loose Women, and write letters explaining we want something a leetle more highbrow, we could get it. In a parallel universe.

Until then, we may have to rely on Jodi Picoult books.

Jamelia is very, very stupid. Ignorant too

I watched her on Room 101 once. I don't know how Frank Skinner bit his tongue.

I LOVE this thread, she talks utter crap and I'm delighted to see her ignorant and ridiculous opinions on this pulled apart by people with some common sense and wisdom. Lots of posts made me laugh out loud too! So no, yanbu, at all.

I blogged about it and have been called selfish!
Just read your blog - good for you putting yourself out there. I will shortly try and work out how to comment!

I also felt compelled to blog on this foolishness, I hate that she has provided fodder for breast v bottle and Mummy bashing. It is here if anyone wants a look and IANBU to post it!

bigtroubleinlittlenappies.com/2014/06/15/feed-and-let-feed/

I was more put off by her patheticness with the so called dating guru.

She clearly thinks she is better than anyone else.

Whilst There are mums who can't physically bf, plus those who gave it a damn good try and found for whatever reason they couldn't, those aside...I do find it a little odd that some mums choose to not do what is widely recognised as being best for the baby. So, assuming you can bf, and the baby can latch, then yes, it is selfish to not bf . Don't do it if you don't want, but don't pretend it's in the babies interest.

I BF DD until she was 4 months old. We, I exclusively BF until 3 months and then 50/50 from 3 months to 4 months.

I wish I had pushed on and taken it further but it just never got any easier! She would feed and feed for hours on end. The house looke like a bomb had hit it, I was knackered and had DSD to look after too (she was 3 at the time). I know a lot of people do it and have very contented babies who will have textbook feeds but DD was not like that!

I had a friend who had a little boy. She had no other children and was taking her 6 months maternity leave. Her husband is very domesticated (unlik mine) and did the majority of the house work, yet when the midwife asked if she wanted to try and feed her son she said that she 'couldn't be arsed!'

I think that that is selfish!! Women should try at least! I sometimes feel like a bit of a failure but then I think I managed the first 4 months. Some babies don't even get the first 4 feeds.

But yes what an arrogant cow!! Each to their own. BF is bloody hard work! Especially Jen you are knackered and sore after giving birth and the usual sleepless nights. Some women aren't able to BF my mum never managed with my DB

Also, I understand that Jamelia only has one child? (Please correct me if I'm wrong). Having other children thrown into the mix makes it even more difficult, of course it does depend a lot on what age they are.

I don't understand the interest in how other people feed their babies.

If you want to bf go ahead knock yourself out but if you make a choice not too then that's fine too.

I find it odd that so many find it odd when some women make a different choice to them.
(Odd has been used a lot on this thread)

Jamelia is a nice enough girl, but she IS thick.
If Loose Women want a more diverse panel, they should bring back Michelle Gayle( who played Hattie on Eastenders). She is smart and articulate

Jamelia has two daughters.