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This was sent to me yesterday (thanks Donna B!) Actually, I like what she said, so I’m going to pass along her letter too…
Well, I think it’s safe to say that the formula companies do little to endear themselves with us Lactivists and crunchy-types. But, maybe there’s hope yet that they will see the error of their ways, and quietly leave Mothers to their goddess-given baby-feeding superpowers. Maybe hell is expecting an arctic blast that will transform the underworld into a winter wonderland. Maybe Big Money has been defeated by All That Is Good And Right, and it’s time to usher in a New Age of…something really good for babies and families.
Maybe not.
xox,
Heather
This musing is related to this comic: Breastfeeding Kit!
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that was just disgusting.how about pumping instead of formula??
heather in maine
What part of this “gift” could pisses me off the most? “An excerpt from The Nursing Mother’s Companion, a useful guide with tips and suggestions.”
With my first 2 children, I got these types of gifts, and due to the obgyn I had at the time, we went through the bag together (She said it was so she could answer any questions I might have.) I was excited about the little book. I gave her back everything else (with her protests) then looked through the excerpt. You know what great information it generally has? How to wean your baby off the breast on to a bottle of formula, breast feed on a schedule, etc.
I have the real book. How the little one in the gifts is called an “excerpt” is beyond me!
I got the Enfamil breastfeeding support kit when Alex was a little baby, close to 3 years ago. (I had asked my doctor if there was a brand of formula she recommended if I couldn’t get enough milk pumping.) It was in a little round case then, just big enough for the can of powdered fomula and the excerpt from the Nursing Mother’s Companion. I ended up not needing to use it. I would have used it if I’d needed to – I did supplement w/formula with my older son – but I did find it ironic that it was called a breastfeeding support kit.
LOL of COURSE it would come with formula, what breastfeeding mother doesn’t use formula?!?!
I don’t know why people are upset at getting cans of formula at the hospital–they’d be perfect for throwing at people who whine about nursing in public.
I’m with Liz on that one! LOL! Actually I found the BEST support “kit”, another CRUNCHY MOM!!!!! Heather should make a counter comic about that! I can see that now, “pick one a crunchy friend or an LLL group”! Thank you Heather, whenever I have a bad day I just think of Hathor & MaMa and what they would do & laugh! And then I put my (shock) 17 month old back to my breast & the whole world shuts up, except the other babies in the room that have only plastic as a source of comfort! My boys like your comics too (I’m gonna have to give in & buy the books soon, seriously, someone has a birthday coming up, hint hint) thanks for millions of laughs when I needed then!
p.s. ever notice how the name rhymes with nipple? sigh, lie plus nipple equals lipple or the name of this crude
ok, so you didn’t leave a place to comment on the latest comic about CIO… TOTALLY RIGHT THERE WITH YOU! I know people who tried and tried for a baby, feel as if their baby is a mircle and then let them cry for hours and don’t hold them much. it makes me so sad.
heather in maine
re: cry it out.
do people actually let their babies cry, on purpose, until they vomit?? as the mother of a once-colicky baby, i cannot fathom why. i spent HOURS desperately trying to get my baby to STOP crying, i cannot imagine allowing him to cry & ignoring it. what idiot thought that up in the first place, i wonder?
Mama – I don’t want to assume, but did the re-emergence of Sarah V remind you about your cribs for kids link and prompt the Cry It Out comic?
Sarah V – I’ve been thinking about how to respond to your last comment, indeed all your comments without resorting to personal insults. As Mama said, ‘if a debate ensues, remember play nice’. I’ll try. You have an air of the NHS about you because your tone is very ‘no, no, I know best, I’m a doctor, look at this study, that study, proof, science , statistics’. Statistics aren’t enough for me to base a decision upon, regarding how to bring up my children. I go by this thing called maternal instinct. Having glanced at your blog, I see it’s called ‘Good Enough Mum’. Being a Good Enough Mum? What does that mean? I don’t WANT to be a good ENOUGH mum, I want to be the best mum I can possibly be. That means trusting my instincts and doing what I think is best for my children. And so being under pressure from suppposed ‘professionals’ such as some doctors, who, by the way, OFTEN have their own ‘agenda’ and neglect to tell people the WHOLE story, winds me up. I suspect it winds a lot of other readers of Hathor/Mama’s comics too, which is why we read the comics, to get some respite from people like you.
I’ve tried to be clear and restrained. I could go on. And on. But the thing is I’m busy trying to be the best mother i can be. And that takes time.
Re: Cry It Out:
I recently had a conversation with a new mother who was using cry it out as a technique on her new baby maybe 3 months old, as otherwise she ‘just didn’t get any time to myself in the evening, you know, I can’t even read a book’. My GOD, what is wrong with people? How inconvenient that a newborn baby might actually need its mother. I think all people who can bear hearing the sound of a crying baby have a parenting defect and therefore should be made to do something useful, like run on treadmills to generate electricity, instead of having children only to effectively abandon them at the first hurdle.
Phew. I think that’s enough ranting for one hour.
I think (in all seriousness) Salma Hayek has the best feeding kit around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM7kKJ1NbQA&eurl=http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=37832
What selflessness. What courage to stand up to what the critics may say. That, my friends, is a REAL woman
“I think all people who can bear hearing the sound of a crying baby have a parenting defect and therefore should be made to do something useful, like run on treadmills to generate electricity, instead of having children only to effectively abandon them at the first hurdle.”
ROTFLMAO. as my mother would say “there should be a test you have to pass before having kids”
sorry, maybe me, but what does ROTFLMAO mean?!
ok, don’t worry, just looked it up!
Okay, here’s what you do.
1) Empty out cans.
2) Punch two holes in the bottom of each one.
3) String!
Now you have stilts! Okay…I’m not sure how those are going to help you nurse either.
Rosie, I love your idea. How about those string/can telephones!