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For all those that dislike the "normalising" bottle feeding.

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threebob · 09/04/2006 20:05

\link{http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3632779a6530,00.html\paid parental leave increases breastfeeding rates}

Okay, so why would you interview this woman and show her picture (and give Avent a free advert) when the article is on breastfeeding?

Could it be because the last time the paper showed a breast (Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfuntion) they got loads of complaints?

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hunkermunker · 09/04/2006 20:11

How mental! She was the only one of an eight-strong antenatal group to bottlefeed - er, let's hear from the other seven, please!

(Bobbybob, that is you, right? I was wondering where you were the other day - doh emoticon needed!)

moondog · 09/04/2006 20:13

It's bloody irritating isn't it??
What the feck has it got to do with the article?
Mind you,those NZ stats. are better than GB's.

moondog · 09/04/2006 20:14

A mentalist article,without a doubt.

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threebob · 09/04/2006 21:11

Okay, shall I call the paper and ask to speak to the person responsible and point it out - or shall I just pull my head in. I am moderately interested in whether Kamala whatsherface bottle fed, has no children or whatever.

Also what she described at day 4 was normal, normal, normal - and she never rang the plunket helpline in the middle of the night to be told that - so er, really what is the point of her at all.

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alexsmum · 09/04/2006 21:17

absolutely! write to the paper and complain!
i even have my post natal notes in the boy's memory boxes and one of them says ' baby feeding frequently as is normal for day 4'( or words to that effect!)
God - how can you give up as quickly as that?

def write in!

alexsmum · 09/04/2006 21:19

and half an hour to an hour? luxury sheer luxury! i remember feeding about 3 hours at a time this early on!!!

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threebob · 09/04/2006 21:23

I'm not writing in, as I don't want to end up on letters to the editor - bad for business as I work with preschoolers and babies.

I am now inventing conspiracy theories - such as actually Plunkets major sponsor is Heinz Wattie and what do they make - erm formula. So even though the article is about breastfeeding Plunket gave them a bottle feeding mother to photograph and interview.

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ghosty · 09/04/2006 21:24

threebob ... definitely complain. That is one of the most useless articles ever. First it says paid leave is responsible for longer breastfeeding and then goes into a glowing "I never looked back" thing by the bottlefeeding lady. I don't see the point in the article really.
Except maybe they tried to 'balance' it to avoid complaints from bottlefeeding mums who might feel bad if the article was a breast is best one?
I dunno ... crap article anyway.

Tatties · 09/04/2006 21:28

You'd think they'd use the opportunity to give a more positive perspective of bf...

I would write and complain too - let us know what they say!

milward · 09/04/2006 21:29

complete rubbish - what's the pont of the article???

Tatties · 09/04/2006 21:30

Threebob you could write in anonymously?

HRHQueenOfQuotes · 09/04/2006 21:31

God - how can you give up as quickly as that?

ermmm - well I "gave up" after just 5 days - and that was with DS2 - after I'd already spent 14 months successfully breastfeeding DS1.........

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hunkermunker · 09/04/2006 21:35

No, it just doesn't make any sense.

Paid leave makes women breastfeed longer.

Except this one.

Er.

That's my summary.

HRHQueenOfQuotes · 09/04/2006 21:36

but to go back to the OP - it doesn't make sense at all

(and that's from a 'sit on the fence' bottle/breastfeeder Grin)

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threebob · 09/04/2006 21:37

Would a good analogy be - it's like an article about rugby and then interview and photographing a soccer player.

Or calling a scuba diver in to comment on water skiing.

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expatinscotland · 09/04/2006 21:37

what's the point of this article?

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threebob · 09/04/2006 21:39

Plunket have released their statistics (which are flawed anyway as they stop asking at 6 months) and the journalist has decided to comment on the best way to get to Finland.

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threebob · 09/04/2006 21:47

Okay, impatient thing that I am I considered ringing someone else at the paper, but I thought I would read it again and erm, well it actually does have a flow:

Plunket figures
Comment from Plunket
Comment from College of Midwives
WHO recommendations
then a lady who chose not to (but 7 others did, backing up the statistics) but did mix feed for 5 weeks (Plunket do take figures for these but they weren't in the article)
Then the topical bit about the Plunket Line closing.

So really the only bit I object to and find totally pointless is the photo (and I feel they could have tried a little harder to find a breastfeeder to comment too)

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Tatties · 09/04/2006 21:55

But why did they photograph and interview a woman who doesn't back up the stats or the positive effect of paid parental leave and the baby-friendly initiative?? Surely the case study should reflect the subject matter?!!

georginarf · 09/04/2006 21:59

Hi threebob Smile

There is a flow to the article, but it's basically rubbish isn't it! Completely contradicts the point of the headline, and there's a subliminal message of 'babies are fed with bottles though' as it's yet another pic of bottle feeding rather than breastfeeding.

7 out of 8 seems a really good ratio - why on earth aren't they quoting from the 7 to shed some light on why the rates have gone up.

bubble99 · 09/04/2006 22:03

Everyone knows that bottlefeeding is normal and that breastfeeders have hairy feet and dubious taste in knitwear. Wink

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threebob · 09/04/2006 22:07

Probably if they used fewer lentils in making it...

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wessexgirl · 09/04/2006 22:26

Couldn't they have found a woman who gave up bf because she had to go back to work to interview then? At least that would have been in context.

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threebob · 10/04/2006 01:01

Still no phone call.

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