Natural Duration Breastfeeding in the Daily Mail.

[GreenMonkies]

It's in tomorrows "paper" edition, but online here

And it's not me!!!!!

Monkies

Of Course!! If they resist I force them to. I also insist that my youngest still sleep in our bed and won't let her go sleep in her sisters room! LOL!!!

I left a comment too, but it's still not up, they are moderated, so goodness knows what/if they'll post it!!

Monkies

She can be heard on yesterdays Jeremy Vine here(she's on at 12.32 so click the +15 mins twice) and may be on This Morning on Monday, set the Sky+!!!!

Monkies

The DM still hasn't put my comment on their website

Apparantly she was rather misquoted on there which she's not too happy about, but she didn't say what. She said that she's in DM again today and doing Five News next week. She hasn't said anything about This Morning to me.

My comments aren't up either.

A pyschiatrist responds...

None of my comments ever get posted, they must be very heavily moderated, and only get posted if they "fit" the DM's agenda!

Monkies

(I believe she is on TM on Monday, don't know which day for 5 news though)

Now they've got a poll (right hand side in pink).

"And though Stella, 45, flouts convention and the recommendations of experts" What experts??? Do they mean Dr Hilary Misogynistic Judgeypants?

TM just read that psychiatrist's comment that there is no benefit to breastfeeding after six months . Does it suddenly turn into water?

Why would a psychiatrist be qualified to talk about breastfeeding anyway? Particularly when giving an opinion that not only contradicts WHO guidelines, but also Department of Health guidelines.

Babies still need milk at six months and can't drink cows milk unmodified, would he suggest that formula is preferable at six months?

The worrying thing is, people will read that and think that because a psychiatrist said it, it must be true.

I know how some of you lovely ladies would like to let the pyschiatrist know the error of his ways...

Prof. Prem C Misra
Consultant Psychiatrist
Parkhead Hospital
81 Salamanca Street
Glasgow
G31 5ES
0141-211 8300

BTW, I was wrong, Stella is going to be on This Morning on Monday morning along with a psychiatrist (don't yet know if it is the same one...) she is also going to be on an Australian programme of a similar style (Today ?) but they won't send her tickets so she has to do it from a studio. Apparently she's turning requests down at the moment!

I meant name of the show, not that she's doing it today.

It's turning into quite a media storm isn't it? Sadly, I suspect this is more to do with the fact that Stella fits the "image" of a long-term breastfeeder (Middle class, older mum, working from home and homeschooling and so on) not because people are actually getting what she (and we) are saying. I fear that the Psych will try to make out that there's no need to nurse for this long etc etc.

I have set my Sky+ for tomorrow as I will be at work (because not all natural term breastfeeders stay at home with thier kids all day, gasp some of us combine working and breastfeeding ) and watching with interest, tinged with apprehension.

Monkies

Don't have a Sky+ or a video recorder you can actually record on, so letm e know what happens

A poster on mumsnet said once that the reason I breastfed past a year was because I felt guilty because I work and it was my way of holding on to the children - snort

I heard about her on my home-ed mailing list - can't believe the article is so biased - "insists" and the children's ages in capitals.

well they are FIVE and THREE so obviously deserve some CAPITALS

I left a comment - couldn't believe the number of posters saying "she's just trying to minimise her kids' contact with other children" and "she can't let her kids go". Arrgh - people's miscocnceptions about things like this make me so mad!

I just love the way the nay-sayers completely disregard the fact that breastfeeding well into childhood has been the social norm for a good part of the human race since the dawn of time.

They keep going on about it not being 'necessary' these days as though that's a really good rationale for not doing it. I always feel like pointing out that having sex to concieve isn't strictly necessary either these days now that we know how to use turkey basters/have IVF, but men and women do it because it's mutually satisfying, and emotionally and physically healthier and more enjoyable than having your bits fiddled with by doctors. Ditto breastfeeding. It's more enjoyable and healthier for small children to drink milk from their mothers than have other less appropriate beverages from plastic cups/bottles. As far as I'm concerned it's a quality of life issue. Babies and small children deserve to be breastfed - they really do.

"It's more enjoyable and healthier for small children to drink milk from their mothers than have other less appropriate beverages from plastic cups/bottles. As far as I'm concerned it's a quality of life issue. Babies and small children deserve to be breastfed - they really do. "

Bravo, round of applause!

Monkies

Shhh, I may be speaking from experience soon

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