Breastfeeding week

[breastfeedingweek]

There are really no words

Better sleep for whom?

What a prick.

Knobhead.

What on earth do the nhs think they're playing at?

"We would definitely continue with breastfeeding..."

Mate, it's laudable that you're supporting your wife when she breastfeeds, but there is no we going on here. Your equipment doesn't work that way.

@LunchBoxPolice

What a prick.

This

"both my wife and I decided she would give breastfeeding a go..."
"We were more determined to persevere..."

Fuck off, Lewis.

Dick. My first was formula feed and my second is breast feed. DH definitely gets more sleep with the second baby but I on the other hand don’t.

There is a lot of ‘we’ in there for something which is the mother’s experience. Poor women who is married to him.

Can anyone help me formulate an eloquent complaint?

Reminds me of those silly couples who discuss 'their' pregnancy.

Try telling a woman that next time you piss yourself when you sneeze.

Not sure when exactly we did the rapid about-face that once again finds women and women's anatomy disgusting or taboo. They'll be back to claiming menstruation is unclean and 'churching' us after childbirth at this rate.

No it’s a great ad. How would we know breastfeeding was a good thing to do unless a man told us?

Actually whilst initially I was outraged reading this I think it’s trying to appeal to those men who may discourage their female partners from breastfeeding. We all know that some men are squeamish about breastfeeding as they believe breasts are only their for their sexual gratification and I think this is trying to appeal to those men.

I guess the NHS are trying to persuade men why they should support breastfeeding? But why choose a sanctimonious sod to do it, I don't know. We.

And oh you'll save money too, don't you know? So even if you don't agree breast is best, do it cos it saves money.

We? What we?

Don't like this man's tone. Exactly who is getting better sleep? I have breastfed 2 babies (only lasted 3 months so not exactly successfully) and it was definitely ME that was doing it. My dh was supportive but he recognised I was getting less sleep and doing the work. Due baby 3 in a matter of weeks and also hoping to breastfeed but that is MY decision as its MY breasts and my dh is going with it.

I hope he hasn't put pressure on his poor wife (it has that sort of undertone). It's hard enough to breastfeed without additional pressure. I am all for partners and families supporting nursing mothers but not the way this guy seems to have done it.

Also NHS you couldn't find a single woman to talk about breastfeeding seriously?

This makes me think of that awful creep who used to come on here and wank on about how he supported his wife’s breastfeeding. Seemed to,want a tufty badge for managing not to sexualise it (in a way that totally sexualised it). Something daddy? Brrrr, he made my skin crawl same way as fella me lad in the OP.

Could they not have printed his partners version of events?

Not some cocky arsehole who gets more sleep and does none of the actual breastfeeding.

Tbh the guy may have been coached on what kind of language to use. Or maybe it's all him.

I'm more annoyed that the nhs didn't find an actual woman to talk about breastfeeding

I also hate the unfounded crap about fewer colds and eczema, fuck off. That makes me irrationally annoyed.

My daughter was a terrible sleeper- one night she woke me every 40 minutes just for comfort really. I remember going to the gym the next day and a friend asked how I was and I burst into tears.

My partner (now ex) slept fine, sometimes choosing the couch.

I’m just pleased he didn’t try to induce lactation and have a go himself.

David's story down the page as well, did they ask any women?

Oh wait and another father, so 3 fathers and how fantastic they were, but nothing from any mother's.

Just spotted them

This is definitely to target men who feel weird about their partners breastfeeding. The content is cringey but I do think there is a job to be done to convince some men that boobs aren't actually there for their enjoyment and have another important purpose.

At least the second two acknowledge that their wife is the one doing the breastfeeding and that it's bloody hard work and that they should step up by doing more of the chores.