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For Sesame Street fans...breastfeeding on children's tv!

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MamaHobgoblin · 31/12/2008 21:21

This was recently linked from the Facebook 'breastfeeding-is-not-obscene' etc group, and it's really heartwarming! He's quite a big baby, too. Does anyone know if breastfeeding has been presented so straightforwardly on any UK children's programmes?

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BouncingTurtle · 31/12/2008 21:29

No, but I was watching Vicar of Dibley and Alice talked about bfing her 3mo in quite a positive way.
Though it was very funny when she mentioned that her HV told her she didn't actually needed to eat grass

Yurtgirl · 31/12/2008 21:33

Thats really lovely - Do you think she was actually feeding him in the clip? I got the impression she was rocking him to stop him fussing whilst she pretended to feed him....

I couldnt rock and feed mine

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MamaHobgoblin · 31/12/2008 21:36

I must have missed that Dibley ep! lol at grass!

YG I also wondered if she was really feeding him or just pretending, but I think she is (mostly) - if you look closely, his head is staying still, although he looks as if he's juuust about tolerating 'performing' and might stop at any moment, hence all the rocking and patting! I think if I rocked DS while I was feeding him, he'd bite me!

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FrannyandZooey · 31/12/2008 21:37

how wonderful!!!

really moving

TooTickyDoves · 31/12/2008 21:43

Wow, good stuff!!!!!

FrannyandZooey · 31/12/2008 21:49

shame about the mashing thing
i look forward to blw reaching sesame street soon

27 · 31/12/2008 21:55

Thats lovely.

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MamaHobgoblin · 31/12/2008 22:24

Yeah, I noticed that she wasn't doing BLW!

I love Sesame Street. My brother and I can still do impressions of all the animated characters and muppets...I think it was a really benign but strong influence on our childhoods.

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sasamax · 31/12/2008 22:37

That's lovely.
Why do we not get sesame street anymore???

MKG · 31/12/2008 22:47

How old is that episode? It looks really old.

ampster · 02/01/2009 16:29

1977!

ComeWhineWithMe · 02/01/2009 16:30

Someone was BF on a cbeebies programme (bobbinogs I think).

moondog · 02/01/2009 16:32

Oh that is delightful.
Scrumpuous baby.

Stinkyfeet · 02/01/2009 16:47

CWWM - I think that was on Storymakers yesterday or the day before. "Baby Charlotte is drinking Mummy's milk".

LeonieDecktheHalls · 02/01/2009 17:16

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wenceslasmyeducation · 02/01/2009 19:36

I've just watched that again and it made me feel so warm and happy. Partly from the happy big boy and momma feeding, and partly cos I love Big Bird and miss Sesame Street.

nward · 12/11/2011 20:40

If you miss Sesame street, go on the new PBS UK channel's facebook page and ask for it! Let's see if mum power can bring it back to the UK.

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