So - what are all of you who are against the Milupa ad doing....

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to stop TV producers and Toy Manufacturers et all show bottlefeeding as "the norm"?

I here people argue that if children and youngsters grow up around people who are all bottlefeeding, then they're more likely to bottlefeed their own babies........surely the same applies to TV.

How many young people do you hearing talking endlessly about TV programmes and 'idolising' people in them. They see these people bottlefeeding babies, and very rarely breastfeeding and IMO that has a much greater influence on them than adverts in places which are mainly viewed/visited by adults.

Not to mention the baby dolls which all come with bottles, and "new baby" cards - again featuring bottles.

There seems to be so much emphasis on "stop the forumula producers advertising" that IMO the other, more commonly seen, and more influential 'promotion' of bottlefeeding is over looked!!!

Already this morning I've watched Angelina Ballerina's mother BOTTLE feeding her baby sister.

Nightowl lol!
What! Do you mean you haven't cut off all of your childrens' hair and pulled their arms and legs off??
How peculiar.

I was spoon feed breast milk as a baby, but I didn't make the choice to spoon feed my DD!

I realy think the minds are too immature to realise how they are being fed.

I hope I am not being misinterpreted into thinking that there is a direct cause and effect between the two. Little girls will imitate any action they see concerning mothering. and yes they won't remember doing these things. but, if from early on they develop positive emotions with any or all feeding types, it makes them likely to accept any one over any other more readily - instead of getting all anal retentive over accepting just one 'right' thing.

maisiemog...no...but ive drawn all over their faces in biro

Glasses and a moustache!