tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post8075838102817819906..comments2023-10-28T08:22:06.196+01:00Comments on Analytical Armadillo: Udder Covers - manipulative marketing?Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-49655049787589767592011-10-05T10:51:20.614+01:002011-10-05T10:51:20.614+01:00I have no problem with BFing in public. I was doin...I have no problem with BFing in public. I was doing it at the beach down the road this arvo and most of the swimmers had more on display than me! Baby marketing is a HUGE industry. The things you are told you MUST have are ridiculous. All a baby needs is you and a safe place to live!Roshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863800137368420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-38128952074353166882011-02-05T02:00:06.210+00:002011-02-05T02:00:06.210+00:00I use a cover because my super social kids won'...I use a cover because my super social kids won't nurse in public without one, even if they are starving they absolutely MUST look around one more time, you know, just to make sure nothing interesting is going on while they took two swollows! But I don't get buying one, I use a shawl or, in a pinch, a lightweight blanket. These ads are deplorible, trying to build fears to create demand where none need exist. Like trying to sell water wings to a fish by talking about the dangers of 'fin fatigue'!Jesprenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903500008082377569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-90278368816095996372011-01-12T16:28:51.775+00:002011-01-12T16:28:51.775+00:00I think that for the price of 36 dollars I´d rathe...I think that for the price of 36 dollars I´d rather buy an apron which that is what they look like and would be cheaper. Even a blanket would be nicer and do the same job. In any case, I really agree with you that their marketing techniques are quite somethingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-58173734487522769892011-01-10T16:53:06.632+00:002011-01-10T16:53:06.632+00:00women should be made to feel ashamed for using the...women should be made to feel ashamed for using them Breast feeding is hard and sometimes even harder for other women who are larger.<br /><br />Making them ashamed for using them is just wrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-77450869842295570492011-01-10T16:51:43.215+00:002011-01-10T16:51:43.215+00:00While I have Big Breasts and a big baby, i had iss...While I have Big Breasts and a big baby, i had issues with bfeeding in public i used my cover a few times then it became like a flag "look over here" my son would grab it and wave it around the $9 i spent to get it was worth it ... it helped me as a first time mom who was already unsure of bfeeding to get over the public bfeeding at the beginning and bfeed until 1 year when my son self weened. <br />they have good and bad points, but if it increased the number of women bfeeding then their goal is accomplishedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-52015986123852453022011-01-10T04:41:59.823+00:002011-01-10T04:41:59.823+00:00As someone who was very shy feeding in public, my ...As someone who was very shy feeding in public, my mum bought me a nursing cover over from American where she lives. I have never used it, and it part I suppose if helped my combat my shyness. It looked absolutely ridiculous! It is a all black cape that drapes over your shoulders, it looks like I was wearing a Burkha and half of it blew away.<br /><br />I would say that advent (I think Phillips?) are just as guilty with an advertising campaign they ran in Mums Magazines. It had a picture of a pregnant belly and underneath it said something along the lines of 'I've done 9 months inside, time to go alfresco' with a picture of a breast pump. To me I would read that and it says 'to take your baby out in public you need to express milk'. Not sure if others agree?Emily Crossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-32197882230552482222011-01-09T22:20:50.629+00:002011-01-09T22:20:50.629+00:00I am starting my own business making and selling n...I am starting my own business making and selling nursing covers using recycled materials, but NEVER would I use marking techniques as deplorable as Udder Covers (even the name disgusts me -I have breast for feeding babies, not udders like a damn cow!)!!! I feel about this much like I feel about formula companies and their spreading of misinformation in order to sabatoge breastfeeding attempts. There has to be a line between promoting a product, and using scare tactics and lies in order to rope women in.<br /><br />While I personally love my nursing cover for both my own body image issues,and to keep my son's interest at the breast -without the cover he is far too interested in everything that is going on to nurse- I would never in a million years attempt to make a mother ashamed of what is natural, beautiful, and not obscene in the least.<br /><br />Shame on you, Udder Covers!HipMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861206170743834725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-31590399972735144392011-01-09T08:05:19.835+00:002011-01-09T08:05:19.835+00:00this is heading towards Nestlé's infamous form...this is heading towards Nestlé's infamous formula milk sales technique.<br /><br />My daughter has been breastfeeding for 20 months now & had very little comment. She used to use a sling to carry the baby & it had an end she could flip over to cover feeding, but she very rarely used it.Alanthehatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-38488866587293537222011-01-09T06:39:12.360+00:002011-01-09T06:39:12.360+00:00Ugh! If a mother wishes to use a nursing cover, gr...Ugh! If a mother wishes to use a nursing cover, great, but tactics that make it seem like she must do so aren't on. Especially when those tactics are used to market a product. I personally feel more discreet not advertising that I'm feeding my babe by getting out a cover, but that's me. That and the fact that my son would sometimes pull the cover off whilst detaching himself, thus exposing more than I would've done without the cover.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376858784972563684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-42709623962129757832011-01-08T23:02:47.240+00:002011-01-08T23:02:47.240+00:00Thank you for pointing out this wretched campaign ...Thank you for pointing out this wretched campaign with it's insulting and insinuating language, while not criticizing women who do use covers.<br /><br />I'll be sharing and RTing!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183686721305419157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-75038047965243437122011-01-08T23:02:42.599+00:002011-01-08T23:02:42.599+00:00Wolfmother - this post isn't about whether cov...Wolfmother - this post isn't about whether covers are useful or not or a lesser evil, it's about the marketing tactics this particular company is employing to sell them...Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-39835517628240040102011-01-08T23:01:38.258+00:002011-01-08T23:01:38.258+00:00Anon1 - the links on some worked for me?Anon1 - the links on some worked for me?Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-84393188391663229102011-01-08T22:05:20.269+00:002011-01-08T22:05:20.269+00:00Nursing covers are useful for those women who woul...Nursing covers are useful for those women who would otherwise NOT breastfeed because of body image issues. I personally find them offensive but if it is between women bottle feeding rather than nurse, then it is the lesser evil. I get annoyed though when people offer things for me to 'cover up with' when I am in public myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-84214027491796169152011-01-08T21:50:46.966+00:002011-01-08T21:50:46.966+00:00I agree the marketing is awful and the description...I agree the marketing is awful and the descriptions are appalling-no woman should feel she has to try and struggle to latch a baby on under a sheet! However personally a nursing cover is a godsend for me as if my little one came unlatched in public I would spray people 4 feet away! (a muslin cloth works just as well though for a fraction of the cost.....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-28513138021181962352011-01-08T21:40:44.649+00:002011-01-08T21:40:44.649+00:00The links to the Udder Cover promotions are broken...The links to the Udder Cover promotions are broken or have been removed. They only lead to the Bloggers main design page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-9901611222827706302011-01-08T21:33:21.353+00:002011-01-08T21:33:21.353+00:00nursing covers and blankets are the WORST things i...nursing covers and blankets are the WORST things i have found for nursing my daughter in public. if i don't have anything over her she will leave my shirt alone. if i try to put anything over her she will, in one swift move, shove my shirt up to my neck and remove any cover i am attempting to use, AND unlatch -- thus exposing EVERYTHING to the world, lol! and no, securing anything doesn't make a difference as she has ripped fabric that was safety pinned.....<br /><br />what is NECESSARY is for John Q Public to recognize that nursing is NORMAL, and to stop discriminating against bfing women and harrassing them!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-80068986330719378352011-01-08T21:33:19.460+00:002011-01-08T21:33:19.460+00:00Disgusting. I'm never afraid to breastfeed in...Disgusting. I'm never afraid to breastfeed in public, my daughter hates covers of any kind and what the hell would I have to be uncomfortable doing something so natural. I too have words I'd like to bash over the head with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-67881051568516167412011-01-08T21:13:28.717+00:002011-01-08T21:13:28.717+00:00OMG - that's horrible. I have tons of words f...OMG - that's horrible. I have tons of words for this, but I can't write any of them here... Sharing.36Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973629411301492678noreply@blogger.com