tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post9173372492233413372..comments2023-10-28T08:22:06.196+01:00Comments on Analytical Armadillo: Breast Isn't Best...Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-87643721471720521582016-01-05T11:19:54.582+00:002016-01-05T11:19:54.582+00:00I don't compare dodgy chicken and formula, I c...I don't compare dodgy chicken and formula, I compare the marketing techniques used for various foods. I'm sure you're not suggesting we shouldn't discuss marketing?Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-83912058599095169522015-12-28T18:02:22.540+00:002015-12-28T18:02:22.540+00:00I think it's the parallel you draw with dodgy ...I think it's the parallel you draw with dodgy standard chicken that feels like a pretty harsh comment on those who formula feed. It's a stark but maybe unhelpful example for those who really have no choice. I'm currently reducing my supply as I need to get back on meds that are not safe for breastfeeding for my arthritis - to ensure i can look after my little one properly. An awful and painful decision even though I know it's the right one. I totally agree with the point of your article, just might be worth considering how vulnerable, emotional new mothers might be left feeling - whether or not they are willing or able to breastfeed.Unsubscribedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739937502819735255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-11970653917513579072015-12-28T09:36:50.492+00:002015-12-28T09:36:50.492+00:00I have come across mothers who despite expressing,...I have come across mothers who despite expressing, domperidone and breastfeeding responsively could not build to a full supply (PCOS/hypothyroidism) and careful management of the supply they had enabled continuing breastfeeding and supplementary formula. I loathe the commercial pressures and separate these from the product - formula is essential. Breastfeeding and formula are different. Emotions can and understandably do run high around how we feed our babies - it's an emotive subject. Auds73https://www.blogger.com/profile/13330275625695706278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-13179620015900480312015-01-31T05:39:57.667+00:002015-01-31T05:39:57.667+00:00Hi…!
I like this post it’s very useful Woman’s fac...Hi…!<br />I like this post it’s very useful Woman’s face many problem <a href="http://www.aboutherbal.com/female-health/breast-reduction/" rel="nofollow"> Breast reduction </a>is sensitive case so herbal way is good for this.<br /><br />ruhikhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365458475382702505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-86239299057015549122014-08-05T14:21:05.146+01:002014-08-05T14:21:05.146+01:00I disagree completely. Wouldn't we agree that ...I disagree completely. Wouldn't we agree that a healthy cooked chicken breast is better than a nugget with fake meat? It may look good and be fine but it isn't the real thing, doesn't taste like the real thing, and isn't nearly as healthy. Exact same as breastmilk. Formula is fine but it is not nearly as beneficial. Formula cannot lower risks of cancer, obesity, or allergies the way breastmilk does. I realize not all mothers can breastfeed, my daughter couldn't at first. But formula is inferior to breastmilk. Little, yet Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387860389782896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-82266951710244360602012-02-15T20:41:56.285+00:002012-02-15T20:41:56.285+00:00:-x
Nev:-x<br /><br />NevNevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630266453311273616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-48853014531069116092011-07-02T16:35:00.048+01:002011-07-02T16:35:00.048+01:00Also...
If the perception is that artificial feedi...Also...<br />If the perception is that artificial feeding is "ok" why is "ok" acceptable to some people? Thats my child, I made her with my own body (and some cake!;-))<br />"Ok" is never gonna cut it!!Rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-77812893009350372342011-07-02T16:31:33.206+01:002011-07-02T16:31:33.206+01:00All very well but what can we do about it? I feel ...All very well but what can we do about it? I feel hopeless sometimes!! In the face of this massive overwhelming milk/money machine. Bit like David and Goliath. Is it hopeless? Can we change the world?Rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-37157677710572589682011-06-13T18:04:49.334+01:002011-06-13T18:04:49.334+01:00Hi LittleMoo
Oh! I feel for you! What a horrendo...Hi LittleMoo<br />Oh! I feel for you! What a horrendous, stressed, pressured situation to find yourself in! That is really hard.<br /><br />The Armadillo is one of a very few people who are working their socks off to ensure that other mums aren't placed in the sort of hell that you describe. Because you're right: BF can be awful. And when it goes wrong, it can be a ghastly downward spiral where everyone is stressed, towards the very outer limits of our existance. <br /><br />But there are ways to intervene, to change the circumestances, to make things better, to encourage positive outcomes that lead to upward spirals. And one of those is seeing a properly qualified breastfeeding counsellor. Even BFCs and IBCLCs can't solve every problem. Some are so entrenched that there isn't a good way forward. But for many, there is.<br /><br />Please, don't get angry with the armidillo for pointing out a truth that you may find feels like salt in a cut. Instead, let's find a way to turn the anger to those who have let you down.melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761311439224332783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-13530783887982360962010-12-28T15:14:21.306+00:002010-12-28T15:14:21.306+00:00Hi LittleMoo - I can't see anywhere in the art...Hi LittleMoo - I can't see anywhere in the article I've "slated people who choose a different way", and I can't see it because it isn't there. You use the words "choose a different way", yet from your comments it reads you had little choice? I think the two are quite different and we usually don't feel a heated emotive response at a true "choice".<br /><br />I do not call formula milk substandard to hurt mothers, but because it's the very real reality of the situation. Breastmilk is not some amazing "bonus" but purely the milk of our own spcies, anything that makes children less healthy is by very definition substandard.<br /><br />As long as we continue to idealise breastfeeding as some "optimum" way, with a substitute being "nearly as good", the support will remain at the terrible level it is, and mothers will continue to receive substandard support when they need it most.<br /><br />AAAnalytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-28935348358738078462010-12-28T14:42:12.840+00:002010-12-28T14:42:12.840+00:00LittleMoo, breastfeeding is natural and normal. Th...LittleMoo, breastfeeding is natural and normal. There is no such thing as not being able to do it. Even if you're not producing enough milk you can take Domperidone to increase it...<br /><br />If you feel bad for putting your child on formula, that's your problem, your guilt. This article is spot on the money.Emmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-88308208667922477852010-12-28T11:26:48.460+00:002010-12-28T11:26:48.460+00:00I know, just to really rub it in, let's label ...I know, just to really rub it in, let's label formula as "Sub-standard milk replacement for all you abnormal mums who are just not tough enough to breastfeed. What do you mean you're breastfeeding for 2 hours out of every 3? That's what you're there for! How dare you be so selfish? What do you mean you've persevered for weeks and are still not providing enough milk for your little one? You can't be trying hard enough! What do you mean, you're going through mental and physical anguish trying to exclusively breastfeed and you just want to top-up? You selfish woman, think of your child!"<br /><br />That should do it...<br /><br />I'm sorry but since having my little girl I have NEVER been made to feel bad for breastfeeding but I HAVE been made to feel bad for stopping and switching to formula.<br /><br />By all means promote and encourage bf but enough of the slating of people who choose a different way, for whatever reason!Rozelle Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305323076746247715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-4246847222764187752010-12-21T00:47:55.833+00:002010-12-21T00:47:55.833+00:00Thank you so much for this artical. My baby daught...Thank you so much for this artical. My baby daughter is 9 months old now and never took to breast feeding much to my dissapointment and not through lack of trying. I have since expressed all her feeds so she can have the norm via a bottle. Recently it has been a real struggle for me in doing this especially as I have a three year old too (I did the same for him for 7 months) This was just the boost I needed to encourage me to carry on a bit longer.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-81693172465211193262010-10-16T08:01:47.310+01:002010-10-16T08:01:47.310+01:00Excellent article - I backlinked to you in my brea...Excellent article - I backlinked to you in my breastfeeding blog :) http://momszoneblogs.com/breastfeeding-blog-dispelling-breastfeeding-myths-claire-yar/2010/report-fewer-than-half-of-us-moms-breastfeed-enough/. Thanks for informing the world :)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026451989184365593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-80663859271714447112010-10-10T17:25:32.334+01:002010-10-10T17:25:32.334+01:00Brilliant article. Thank-you for ensuring I never ...Brilliant article. Thank-you for ensuring I never again eat a 'standard' chicken LOL xxThumper1982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-3342015406681289192010-10-09T15:38:31.847+01:002010-10-09T15:38:31.847+01:00Thanks Gina and absolutely! I purely meant "...Thanks Gina and absolutely! I purely meant "bog standard" in terms of what human infants biologically expect as their "normal" food. Bit like cow's milk is the bog standard food for calves, but yet to them will contain everything their species requires.Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-52329003219988673712010-10-09T14:02:45.581+01:002010-10-09T14:02:45.581+01:00I really like this article. Very good analogy with...I really like this article. Very good analogy with the chicken I think. My only quibble is this bit: "Breastmilk is the bog standard, normal substance a human infant is built to consume - there's nothing best or superior about it." Yes it is true that it is not "best" but there is nothing bog standard about it. As your last article shows, it is an amazing substance with incredible properties. It is biologically normal, but then biology is amazing. It's like when a baby is born. Yes, it's normal and it happens every day but it each baby is a miracle really. I was just looking at my 12-week-old's fingers yesterday and marvelling at how perfect they were down to the last crease. It's like that with breast milk.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-3919957286468319082010-10-09T11:46:06.185+01:002010-10-09T11:46:06.185+01:00Brilliant......I have made this required reading f...Brilliant......I have made this required reading for all of my students!! <br />Esther G<br />Tel Aviv, IsraelEsther Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-82858943595319137492010-08-03T22:40:20.012+01:002010-08-03T22:40:20.012+01:00Hang on a minute, the aptamil carton says "co...Hang on a minute, the aptamil carton says "compliments breastfeeding" are they allowed to say that? Wouldn't "causes milk supply to decline" be more apt?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977324738951477693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-18307780262245540572010-08-03T08:28:25.470+01:002010-08-03T08:28:25.470+01:00Great post! Thanks, will definitely be sharing.Great post! Thanks, will definitely be sharing.Doulamaddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440282488855405425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-15080854121659589362010-07-10T21:49:57.631+01:002010-07-10T21:49:57.631+01:00pmsl. But then, happy Armadillo...pmsl. But then, happy Armadillo...Annalisa Barbierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794348984041332798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-17546061730011409032010-07-10T18:29:03.051+01:002010-07-10T18:29:03.051+01:00Hi Emer
Many thanks and of course not feel free :)...Hi Emer<br />Many thanks and of course not feel free :) I've also just started a FB page which might be of interest to you or your blog readers?<br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Analytical-Armadillo/130161827020242<br /><br />CheersAnalytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-68272140551655352642010-07-10T16:10:12.997+01:002010-07-10T16:10:12.997+01:00very good article. :) I hope you don't mind me...very good article. :) I hope you don't mind me referencing it on my blog? http://www.onceborn.com/catalog/blog.php<br /><br />EmerUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951537596153324993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-14374243867272484332010-07-10T07:32:14.252+01:002010-07-10T07:32:14.252+01:00Thanks Ann :DThanks Ann :DAnalytical Armadillo IBCLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-37728168588767680452010-07-10T00:10:59.623+01:002010-07-10T00:10:59.623+01:00Great piece AA! Will post a link on Breastfeeding...Great piece AA! Will post a link on Breastfeeding Older Children Fb page. AnnUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078372047304282034noreply@blogger.com