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Infant feeding

Get advice and support with infant feeding from other users here.

Interesting addition to Hunker's blog (I think, but then I am Hunker...)

94 replies

hunkermunker · 27/10/2008 10:16

Infant feeding through history. Fledgling (very atm!), but I'll add to it.

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CharCharBaGOOOOOOORE · 27/10/2008 11:49

It's horrific isn't it? Amazing what people used to think were good ideas.

tiktok · 27/10/2008 11:51

I think the rubber apron and boiled water is probably to protect the baby from his incredibly germy and filthy mother....

Which we all are, of course.

littlelapin · 27/10/2008 11:51

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FlabbyTumSquashyBum · 27/10/2008 11:53

Waste of time Chr? Surely you mean it's the work of miracles?

'Not only can motherssave time, but also babies can build up self-independence'.

It's a fantastic device for those who don't really want to waste spend time feeding their children. And just imagine how independent they'll be by 6 months?!

FlabbyTumSquashyBum · 27/10/2008 11:54

char

Sorry. Left handed typing while bf. Mistakes are inevitable!

popsycal · 27/10/2008 11:58

GREAT PICCS

but i found the folllowig quote from wiki rather

When a Peruvian immigrant in the USA had a photograph taken of the act of breastfeeding, American police forces alerted by a photo lab technician briefly considered it to be sexual abuse and production of child pornography, resulting in the mother's arrest and the seizure of her children:

Victor Jaeger...says he was prepared to testify on the couple's behalf and explain what appears to him to have been a cultural misunderstanding. Jaeger, who grew up in Peru, says breast-feeding is culturally important in his native country and considered acceptable to do in public, particularly in the country's jungle regions. "My cousin sent me a picture of her newborn, and it was of the baby being breast-fed," he says. "As someone who has lived here for 20 years, I asked myself, 'Why did she send me that picture?' To her, it was nothing."

1-Hour Arrest, Thomas Korosec, Dallas Observer, Apr 17, 2003

CharCharBaGOOOOOOORE · 27/10/2008 12:22

FTSB. popsycal, that is

Cadmum · 27/10/2008 12:54

tictoc I was born in Canada in the 1070's and my mum had to wash and sterilise her nipples before and after each feed.

She was still somewhat convinced that it must be unhygienic for me to do otherwise with my brood...

RedOnHerBeheadedHead · 27/10/2008 12:56

the 1070's - are you wrinkly?

LittleMyDancingWithTheDevil · 27/10/2008 12:56

Wow, Cadmum, you're looking good for your age

HunkerMunter · 27/10/2008 12:57

Blimey you're old, Cadmum.

Cadmum · 27/10/2008 12:59

Um... I do feel that old some days...

I think that I might have meant 1970s.

UpSinceCrapOClock · 27/10/2008 13:07

Popsycal - I was about to post the same thing. Found that very

Interesting link - almost started a thread once asking if anyone had any cultural / historical anecdotes or facts wrt to bf or weaning (inspired by one of the early weaning threads where I think Tinkerbellesmum? mentioned that she had learnt some interestiung stuff about different weanign cultures around the world. But then I got sidetracked as is often the case )

flabbytumsquashybum · 27/10/2008 13:11

Lol Cadmum...should I shout so that your old ears can hear?!

My mum told me (when I was suffering a blocked duct) that blocked ducts and mastitis are caused by dirty nipples - germs etc get inside and send the milk bad. I'm a child of the (19)70s too.

Thankfully I knew better and continued to massage and feed rather than reach for the bleach.

SharpMolarBear · 27/10/2008 13:16

Sterilise her nipples??? Good thing they didn't have microwaves in those days! PING!
Do you think people will lok at pictures of people bfing in the 00s and say how odd they look "She has a TV remote, magazine, whole PACK of biscuits and a pint of water"
TWWAT, you were unnecessarily rude. Why not try admitting it graciously?

Yorkiegirl · 27/10/2008 13:24

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TheWomanWhoAteTraffic · 27/10/2008 13:25

Not rude, just asking what a lot of people think.

SharpMolarBear · 27/10/2008 13:28

Oh right. I'd find it a bit rude it I was told I was being 'great I am', but that's me. Who are all these people?

To sterilise ones nipples:
-Remove nipples and scrub well with a bottle brush and hot soapy water and rinse
-Stack in a microwave steriliser, ensuring nipples do not overlap
-Add 200ml of water and microwave on high for 4 mins
-Use tongs to reattatch to breasts

TheWomanWhoAteTraffic · 27/10/2008 13:31

@Who are all these people'?

Who indeed

I also find it rude to have a sneaky thread about a thread started about me, with the obvious intent of starting trouble.

SharpMolarBear · 27/10/2008 13:34

Guilty as charged, sorry.

SharpMolarBear · 27/10/2008 13:34

lthough there's genuinely no need to start trouble, as you'll see if I you read it, it's just a thread to see how popular I am, no reference to any other threads at all

RedOnHerBeheadedHead · 27/10/2008 13:39

where is this thread?

SharpMolarBear · 27/10/2008 13:40

you can join in but don't be giving me any physical exercise to do - those 50 push ups were more than I normally do in a month

Cadmum · 27/10/2008 13:46

I am so old that this link may not work but here goes: www.jstor.org/pss/3409898 Fascinating information about breast care.

My mum used rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and I am just fine! Not an allergy or a sick day in my whole long life... (sorry I could not resist...)

RedOnHerBeheadedHead · 27/10/2008 13:55

Cadmum! No wonder people preferred bottle feeding if they had to do that every time they fed a baby!

my word!

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