tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post2074283589889801372..comments2023-09-19T12:03:00.562+01:00Comments on Jane Purcell: Freelance Mum: Kathryn BlundellJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16329937118727831213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-24238357615775929052010-08-14T09:42:19.906+01:002010-08-14T09:42:19.906+01:00The last statement in your blog is the one that ec...The last statement in your blog is the one that echoed the most:<br /><br />"than trusting them to make the choice that's right for them and their child." <br /><br />Especially the latter three words. I believe every woman should make the right choice for their child and them. But nothing in the article suggested she was making the choice for her baby. <br /><br />The article disturbs me, just in the same way that little girls would rather strut about in high-heels and apply make-up than role-play being a Mummy. We have the worse psychological problems relating to body image than at any other time in this society. We seem to care more about our Sexual Attractiveness more than anything else, and we are only projecting this onto our children.<br /><br />Not only that, her article had inaccuracies - including that breastfeeding causes your breasts to sag and that it ruins your body. So, this could cause Mother's to choose to opt out of breastfeeding. Never mind putting it into a woman's mind that people find it creepy and disturbing, when I breastfed my first child I didn't realise that people out there actually had these feelings about breastfeeding - imagine what it does to a woman's confidence that people might think she is creepy to breastfeed? - I don't think it's "patronizing-crap" at all. Pregnancy and bringing a baby into the world is a very fragile and confusing affair, even the most intelligent of women can be swayed by articles like this. <br /><br />It's not about policing, but making sure that what is published is factual and has balance - especially by Deputy Editors. I'm not going to into why formula milk is so much more inferior to breastmilk because it is an age-old debate and we can all find the facts if need-be. But it is something we should take into serious account when reading this article too. <br /><br /><br />And as for your comments on child-birth, it isn't about that childbirth is not painful at all. That the expectation/fear of pain can actually make childbirth more excruciating - going into labour with that mindset is not at all helpful [it will make the Mother tense/stressed which could increase blood-pressure and baby's heart rate].Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594508139325789432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-7166533477278707062010-08-03T16:57:27.092+01:002010-08-03T16:57:27.092+01:00I'm sorry but with opinions like that Kathryn ...I'm sorry but with opinions like that Kathryn Blundell should not be a deputy editor of such a magazine. Unfortunately many, many women are brainwashed by our over-sexualised society and she should not be telling people that they shouldn't breast feed just because they don't fancy it. I don't fancy doing a lot of things in my life but I still do them because that's part of being a responsible and loving mum... and I'm not a militant, just a normal mother.<br />And to imply that in order to "get your body back" you shouldn't breast feed is a very dangerous thing to say. I breast fed both my children and I am still a size 10.<br />I am concerned that somebody so mis-informed is in the position to broadcast her rubbish to so many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-70543711233047972522010-07-04T15:07:04.383+01:002010-07-04T15:07:04.383+01:00It is so nice to finally have someone stand up to ...It is so nice to finally have someone stand up to the breastfeeding bullies. Sure, breastmilk is good for babies, but so is formula that has many benefits as well. This whole breastfeeding thing has gotten way out of control to the point that women are made to feel horrible about themselves if they choose to use bottles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-39392302644450679582010-06-29T09:39:25.833+01:002010-06-29T09:39:25.833+01:00I think Kathryn Blundell was a bit flippant and sa...I think Kathryn Blundell was a bit flippant and saying that she found breastfeeding 'creepy' meant that all the comments and criticism have been based around that instead of, as you point out, Mrs S, the wider issue of Parenting as a Competition.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329937118727831213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-18789418056778531542010-06-28T19:45:55.717+01:002010-06-28T19:45:55.717+01:00I don't have kids so have never breastfed so t...I don't have kids so have never breastfed so those raging mums with attitude, devoid of sleep thanks to their darling children and on the warpath to make anyone who doesn't want to feel inadequate, will probably dismiss my opinion. But I have to say that I can imagine there are very many women out there who might not want to breastfeed because they do find the idea uncomfortable and that they might not be able to see their breasts in different lights for different purposes. Kathryn's tone might have seemed flippant, but I think she's shone a light on a far more important issue, that of the miliantcy of women pro-natural childrearding towards women who want to do it another way. Well done Kathryn for your honesty.Mrs Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2235466434053435852.post-76713586295358818472010-06-28T18:29:10.321+01:002010-06-28T18:29:10.321+01:00"what if, like me, you really don’t fancy it?..."what if, like me, you really don’t fancy it?"<br /><br />"even the convenience and supposed health benefits of breastmilk couldn’t induce me to stick my nipple into a bawling baby’s mouth."<br /><br />"After nine months of denial, lardiness and bad shoes, as soon as the birth was out of the way I wanted my body back. (And some wine)"<br /><br />"They’re part of my sexuality, too – not just breasts, but fun bags."<br /><br />"I often wonder whether many of these women, like me, just couldn’t be fagged or felt like getting tipsy once in awhile."<br /><br />"The Milk Mafia can keep their guilt trips."<br /><br />"You can keep your soggy breast pads"<br /><br />"I also wanted to give my boobs at least a chance to stay on my chest rather than dangling around on my stomach"<br /><br />... "creepy" is the least of it. Not being fagged to do something that could save 1.5 million babies every year is an abhorrent attitude for the deputy editor of a prominent BABY magazine to put forth without so much as a second thought for the women this tripe might influence.<br /><br />It is a classic case of putting your own needs before the wellbeing of your child. That's not creepy, that's sick.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144285521448654792noreply@blogger.com