Anyone watching Bringing Up Baby part 3?

[themothership]

I am debating whether I should really be sitting here watching it, feel like I'm being rather complicit...

NEXT TIME SOMEONE (childless no doubt) ASKS ME IS YOUR BOY SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT YET I WILL SHOOT THEM!

oldest, they've moved house... probably for the best.

Goddarnit!!

I had to admit I googled Rani (twins mum) the other day and found her work email address... was rather tempted but behaved

Mia's mum said she thought if she'd not done the routine that she and her 6wo DD would be "at each other's throats".

i felt sorry for poor mia too.

but i did think what the mentor (sorry first time i've watched it so can't remember her name) said to the single mum about it being bad to give hungry baby milk cos she will get fat was rubbish. she's a baby they aren't meant to be stick thin!!

i think she meant her and her dp would be at eachother's throats didn't she?

I'm pausing so you can imagine my response to that, btw.

Mia's mum's attitude to her baby really scares me. Despite some very clear failings, Rani does seem to care for her babies. But you don't get the sense that there's any kind of attachment at all between Mia and her mum.

I just can't believe that channel 4 are comfortable with the content of that programme. That was far far worse than the previous two.

I'm a cloth convert me, but occaisionally use disposables; I will never, ever buy huggies again. Did no-one in their marketing dept view the programme content before they agreed to be "proud" sponsors of child cruelty?

Not sure - she'd been talking about Mia taking full advantage, giving an inch and taking a mile.

nope. she meant the baby.

bugger.

ROFL!

I did like what Dreena said about it being selfish to forcefeed a baby. But that's just common sense, so I shall revert to my frosty demeanour about her now.

This has left me feeling weary and sad for the "routine" babies. They're tiny, weeny little people! Not objects to tidy away or problems to be solved.

ahh, DS calling, nite ladies, have never been so happy to hear him

hiya all

Interesting programme - being a first time mum my heart was breaking watching those poor babies being left to cry... How can anyone do that to otheir baby?

Am I right in thinkgin CV has no kids - no surprise there....

Don't even know where to being, the starving, force feeding, 2 week olds being manipulative, the way teh childminder woman spoke about her tiny daughter the type of child how if given an inch takes a mile, public BFing DP has asked me why I watched it.

The thing that bloody annoys me so much about the BFing in public debate and baring your boobs in public is you MAY get to see a glimpse of a nipple as the baby is latching or unlatching IF you are standing v close and looking over the babies head BUT it's alright for 18 year olds to get their boobs out everyday in newspapers for men to drool over.

I really like the look of the continuum concept. That baby looks so comfortable in the bed, and the parents seem so chilled and happy and content, unlike most of the others.

Actulaly watching this makes me realise all the rubbish unsolicited advice I was given as a new mum (all the disapproval of public bfing, obsession with "are you in a routine yet?" and "Isn't she sleeping through yet?") - if only I'd had the confidence to say "no thanks, that's not what I want to do".

Claire Verity would make a better dominatrix than a nanny.

I'm not even going to bother spouting the inevitable vitriol about whatsherface. I am surprised at how annoying Dreena was tonight. All that bare breasts and you'll make your baby fat nonsense. She wants to see my 5 month old who's on the 99th centile and wearing 9-12 month clothes. And I co-sleep. And carry in a sling. And bf on demand. Should imagine I'd make her so angry her cardie would go up in flames.

since when are babies like cars??

and wtf was that about when mia's mum said if i give her an inch she'll take a mile. erm she's a BABY not a 14 year old.

And suggesting people feed their baby in the toilet it's no wonder people give up breastfeeding so soon if they feel they can't leave the house if they're baby might need a feed. CV was like oh but if you fed to a routine you could. erm when i go out i like to be able to take my time not rush there and back in 4 hours. what a load of old tosh.

starve them for a bit, force feed them for a bit and then ignore them when they cry - the CV parenting method

and yes, hungry milk has the same calories per 100mls as first milk, it can just be harder to digest so it can make your lo stay fuller for longer (on the other hand it may make no difference whatsoever!!)

@Rosylea, completely agree, unfortunately I think that's a common experience for a lot of new mums. Programmes like this which set up sleeping through the night as a fundamental milestone for a newborn to achieve or a measure of your ability as a parent totally undermine all the natural instincts that you have as a mother.