To remove the toy baby feeding bottle from my dd's new doll bath and feeding set?

[Springfleurs]

I was brought up to think that breast feeding was a strange and rather disgusting thing to do.

Luckily managed to overcome this myself and b/f both dc for 5 months and 14 months respectively.

Took dd to a toy shop today and she chose a doll bath and feeding set. Unpacked it for her when we got in and there is a feeding bottle in there. I know it might seem a bit precious but it irritated me slightly, as though it was a mandatory piece of equipment for all babies/dolls.

Or

I am taking it all rather too seriously?

yeah - we get the messag leonie but this is about a fucking DOLL

Thanks Juneybean ntw

Just realised, not only do I feel like sh*t but I am also abnormal. Well yes I know that, If I could choose to be a "normal" breastfeeder don't you think I'd be first in the line Leoni?

And your point is leonie?

You bf your babies for years? Yeah, so did many of us. My kids had solely breastmilk until weaning, but sometimes drank it from a bottle. Because I wasn't attached to my children 24/7 and I wanted them to be fed when they needed it.

Are you really trying to get some brownie points because your children never had a bottle in their mouths? If so, I suggest you look for better ways to feel good about yourself.

Leonie did they not have water before weaning age then?

Also if you were to go out for a whole day/night rather than a few hours you would still need to leave bottles of EBM if they were under 12 months.

Leonie - No they don't necessarily. But many do. And it's very liberating for a baby to be happy drinking from breast, bottle, or a little later on a sippy cup, because it enables either parent to feed/comfort the baby and provide nourishment

Right, so you didn't leave your babies until they were old enough to drink from a cup leonie.

Many women do go out, many even go to work, and want their babies to be fed when needed, so express milk to be given in a bottle.

I hope my dd's grow up to be thankful they live in a liberated age when they can breastfeed but also work and go out!!

So now you're comparing bottle fed babies to runts....nice.

Actually saying that even if you went out for only 1 hour a baby that wasn't weaned would need to be left with a bottle of EBM just incase it wanted a feed that wasn't at the normal time iyswim.

My DS definitely needed water before weaning age as he was born in the middle of a very hot summer.

"IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU A BETTER PARENT IF YOUR CHILD HAS NEVER HAD A BOTTLE IN ITS MOUTH. "
if anyone has said it does, then they are wrong I agree. Not sure which post you're referring to.

Still doesn't mean that refusing to promote harmful cultural norms is a bad thing.

nappyaddict, no, my DS had no water until weaning

he did however have bottles for ebm I'd like to point out, before I get called a nazi

How have I got ishoos?

SPB Did you just feed him more than normal then in the summer? I tried that with DS but once he'd had his normal amount of feeds and was full he wouldn't take anymore so I gave him water to stop him dehydrating. I didn't know you weren't meant to give breastfed babies water.

Wow Hoochie do you live in Africa

"Normal is natural by definition. Bottle feeding is not natural, ie done in nature. Breastfeeding is natural, therefore bottlefeeding is not normal. QED"

By the same reasoning drinking from a cup is unnatural. Should we only drink from the river by lapping it up like animals? Is my cat unnatural for eating from a dish?
What difference does the receptacle make? We use tools for all kinds of things to make things easier. Why, then, is it a problem to use a bottle for a baby?

I understand your point Leonie. why do so many people think that a bf beby needs water before they are weaned? all they need is bm so bottles are not NeCESSaRY unless you choose to use them. The point is - they are not essential and shouldn't be marketed as if they are - even at a baby doll accessory level.

I realise some people feel they have no choice except to use bottles and are getting upset about the use of the word Normal in relation to bf. No one is trying to insult you but its silly to tiptoe around the issue at the risk of offending someone. should we not talk about healthy food and exercising at the risk of offending someone who is overweight?

na - I think that was probably what happened yes. It helps that I am not keen on the sun (I like sunny days but not being in it or being too hot) so he won't have ever got that hot either iyswim. I don't remember worrying about dehydration, and I spent plenty of time worrying about everything else Can't remember if 2007 was a hot summer...I know it was nice in April/May when he was born.

Okay - so what accessories would you put with a baby doll?

Most accessories that come with baby dolls aren't necessary.