To want to sue the NHS/WHO or whoever for false advertising

[tadpolesmum]

Breastfeeding makes you lose weight... my fat ar**

hmm - misrepresentation perhaps?

Breastfeeding's not a licence to eat cake.

Don't worry - formula feeding doesn't make you lose weight either. Unless you do it whilst jogging.

I know civil liberties are in peril but I had no idea you now need a licence to eat cake. I will apply at once.

That pees me right off too.

Also, it used to make me very suspicious of the other 'benefits' too.

It should state 'bfing burns more calories' and leave it at that.

Alternatively it could say:

'bfing gives you the serious munchies whilst pinning you to the sofa for hours upon end'

That would be more accurate imvho.

And lots of people don't burn more calories -their metabolism slows right down.

Well - you have an extra 400 calories to play with.

Not really enough unfortunately if you're sort of person who tends to choke down a packet of Mr Kiplings French Fancies before breakfast.

Yeah and all this stuff about you save money by not buying formula. errrr yeah right have you seen my food bills of late due to my HUGE apetite

MM, there are no "benefits" of breastfeeding.

It's the default way to feed a baby.

See here for more about this

Correction:

'bfing gives you the serious munchies whilst pinning you to the sofa for hours upon end and slowing down your metabolism'

"And lots of people don't burn more calories -their metabolism slows right down."

I have never come across this information. Do you remember where you read it?

Anyway - for me the calorie issue is massively less important than the increased protection from breastcancer.

hunkermunker I know this, but the all the posters I've seen talk about the 'benefits'!

And my DC2 is 3 weeks old so I've recently seen A LOT of posters!

Roughly 3-4 weeks after both dd's were born, I weighed less than I did before each pregnancy and was back in pre pregnancy clothing 2 weeks after birth too.

Could have had something to do with breastfeeding, for me I think it was the vastly reduced amount of wine consumed for 9 months!

And been subjected to 'word on the HCP street'

surreptitiously inspects her skinny breastfeeding arse.

I have been so incredibly hungry recently, but turned out that I was actually thirsty!

Cali now you have totally depressed me, my bub is 14 weeks and [whispers] am still wearing my maternity trousers

I don't like the NHS bf stance, MM. I think it gives the formula companies an "in" they don't deserve - by making their offering look like the friendly and comforting everyday option as opposed to the gold standard unattainable by ordinary mortals stuff that breastmilk is whilst simultaneously suggesting that bmilk is inferior to their product which will make your baby Sleep All Night.

Hunker, whaddya mean it's not a licence to eat cake?!

I had a lovely midwife who swore blind you should eat a mars bar at about 4.30 to help you through those evening cluster feeds. I knew it was nonsense but dh took it very seriously. Used to stop off on the way home every night to get me a bar of chocolate, bless him.

May not have been strictly necessary but it sure was medicinal. Those early days are bloody exhausting, anything that cheers you up is A Good Thing IMO.

I'm in my size 12 jeans again! But not as much of me as should be in them, and tbh I WAS still in them at 30 weeks.

hunker
Utterly gorgeous to see you here
Balanced diet and odd treat
Always successful at the weightloss conundrum bf or not

I lost weight whilst being pregnant with DD1 due to feeling to nauseous to eat. Didn't think of it as a 'benefit' of pregnancy though.

Saying the default way to feed sounds like computer studies lessons from the 80s though - can't we just say the most natural way to feed? IF we can't discuss benefits of BF because it is the default system at least we can mention the benefits of formula feeding. NOT SAYING IT IS BETTER. But clearly for some people the benefits of FF are very attractive so to deny there are any would be counter productive.

Sorry, Edam. It is a licence to eat more cake than had you ffed

Piff Hello, lovey!

depressing study!

HOwever, I have known people get really skinny while breastfeeding - weight absolutely fell of them, and I am hugely of them!

But it has loads of other health benefits for women - re breast and ovarian cancer, osteoporosis and all sorts.

3 kids here
1 had formula (at 14mths for unconventional reasons to dilute medication as it curdled BM)
She was worst sleeper
The bf ones slept best
but
Remember
Snacking on bikkies
Gives you bigger knickies