tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985964.post5186874620408851560..comments2023-10-25T06:27:48.096-03:00Comments on Mother Am I: BoycottUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985964.post-59623116611088384872007-06-22T21:07:00.000-03:002007-06-22T21:07:00.000-03:00Holy Man Steph!! alot has happened on your blog si...Holy Man Steph!! alot has happened on your blog since I last looked! it took me almost 2 hrs to read through it all...I just want to say that I love you, and am glad you are parenting the way you are for Hana. Her life will be so much more enriched because of it.<BR/><BR/>Love you Steph and Hana!!Weavershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273337692494033701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985964.post-7578975882811835592007-06-22T18:19:00.000-03:002007-06-22T18:19:00.000-03:00There are a lot of reasons why it's usually low in...There are a lot of reasons why it's usually low income mothers who choose formula -<BR/>1. They usually have to go back to work soon after their baby is born. This doesn't leave much time for working on a solid nursing relationship. Breastfeeding can be really difficult, especially the first few weeks. <BR/>2. Renting or buying a breast pump is expensive, and not all employers offer mothers a clean place to pump, or the time to do so (tho there are laws in some places protecting this right). <BR/>3. Taking time to go see a lactation consultant can be near impossible and expensive. <BR/>4. Free formula is given out in hospitals. This can be life saving, but can also give a mother the temptation to switch when things are rough the first few days. <BR/>5. Breastfeeding literature from formula companies is misleading. I had a pamphlet that talked about "is your baby getting enough" - saying she should go 2-3 hrs. BETWEEN feedings, when really newborns usually eat every 2 hrs (that's 2 hrs from the start of a feeding to the start of the next one, even if the feeding itself lasts for an hour or more). With so much at the begining being a confidence game a mother can feel like their child is starving, so a bottle "just to fill her up" is very tempting. Then the baby gets used to the easy flow from the bottle and doesn't want the breast anymore, there can be nipple confusion, and the mother doesn't produce enough milk. Supplementing doesn't always cause the end of breastfeeding, but it happens a lot. <BR/><BR/>And even tho you don't have a kid, there are still lots of things Nestle makes that you can boycott. KitKat, Nesquick, L'Oreal etc. are all Nestle products.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143997227472384240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985964.post-74922490771766369932007-06-22T11:22:00.000-03:002007-06-22T11:22:00.000-03:00Very interesting..... Why do you think more low in...Very interesting..... Why do you think more low income mothers use formula. It seems counter-intuitive to me. As I have nothing to boycott at the moment I'll keep it in mind MANY years down the road when I have a kid.Owen https://www.blogger.com/profile/01490646248913654910noreply@blogger.com