So, are you a member of the Militant Breastfeeding Cult?

[LucyJu]

Answer the following questions. Apparently, a score of 1 or above qualifies you for membership...

1. Do you nurse your babies past one year of age?

1. Do you share your bed with your nursing baby?

1. Do you believe that mothers and fathers have different roles to play in raising children?

1. Do you believe that nature provided women with breasts in order to feed their babies?

1. Do you associate with other women who breastfeed their children or even-gasp!-attend La Leche League meetings? (award youself a bonus point for attendance at LLL meetings or other bf support groups)

1. Do you follow the WHO guidelines of breastfeeding a baby exclusively for six months before introducing supplements or solids? (Presumably the WHO is part of the cult.)

1. Do you believe that there are not only physical differences between men and women, but psychological and emotional differences as well?

1. Do you believe that motherhood is a noble calling and that mothers and babies belong together? Do you-gasp!-think that babies are better off if their mothers are home with them rather than pursuing careers?

10. Do you make your baby's food from wholesome, nourishing ingredients and avoid processed foods or additives?

11. Do you avoid dummies and bottles?

Membership categories divided as follows:

3 Bronze membership
4 - 7 Silver
9 - 10 Gold
12 Platimum

I give myself a 9 out of 11 which, I reckon, entitles me to Gold membership of the Cult. Any platinum members out there?

PMSL hunker!

i'm doing pelvic floor exercises whilst MNing. :o

I love the stereotypical shite that whoever thought up the quizz has come up with.

Only 11 here as dd2 (our 4th) had a bottle in the early days. OOOH I am such a failure! Thank goodness I got bonus points for the LLL connections--without their help, I would not have succeeded with BFing our lot.

Find the whole thing only mildly offensive as it seems a strange form of envy. All of these things can only benefit the baby. Am I missing something by not posting on the nork feeding threads often enough?

Those of you who think mothers and fathers have different roles to play in raising children - what do you think the differences are? Just interested because I had always thought that other than the physical differences (eg giving birth and breastfeeding) men and women were both parents and both offered a range of things not dependent on gender but on their own skills and personalities.

don't try to analyse .....

what an odd response - do you mean 'dont try to analyse' at all ... or do you just mean this thread is not the place to to do it?

Gold member and proud of it!!

I loved bf and never really considered anything else
I felt a close loving bond with both my dds and in some way an extra confidence because of bf.

never had any problems differentiating my dds mouth from my dh's

OK I failed, and felt guilty for ages. But Ive got over it, thank God, as he's 23 and in university!

bumbleweed, personally i feel that biologically mothers have a greater capability to nurture and comfort whereas fathers tend to be better at the playful stuff.

if my dd hurts herself she wants a cuddle from mummy and i have far greater patience when she's upset and crying all night, but for fun and games its her daddy she wants, mummy's no fun! and he has far more patience for playing the same silly game for hours on end.

we have differant roles to fulfill, biologically the mothers are the carers and the fathers are the providers and protectors. these lines have become blurred in recent years but i still see massive differances in the way my dp and i parent, and how she respnds to us