tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post2526044840434104140..comments2023-12-30T15:23:47.095+00:00Comments on Is there a Plan B?: Why stopping is, now, right for my baby (even if it doesn't always feel right for me)Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-3455777185208703802012-07-04T09:43:01.900+01:002012-07-04T09:43:01.900+01:00Thanks for referring to my post.
I've just sha...Thanks for referring to my post.<br />I've just shared your post on my FB page www.facebook.com/themulesmouth to see what others might have to say...<br />Best wishes for now<br />M xThe Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786143388807016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-68464477559328493902012-06-26T09:36:56.204+01:002012-06-26T09:36:56.204+01:00Thank you. Got to do some work now (36 mins late!)...Thank you. Got to do some work now (36 mins late!) but will have a read at lunchtime.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-22701065885839572272012-06-26T09:36:30.305+01:002012-06-26T09:36:30.305+01:00Thank you for your comment.
I absolutely agree wi...Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />I absolutely agree with everything you say, particularly in view of the lack of veracity of much that you read online, and I was aware of that when I read the article (although in fact I read it in print, although I don't think that makes much difference!) <br /><br />I'm also not, in any way, putting down the importance of breast-feeding. The benefits it gives in the first six months to a year, and in certain circumstances beyond that, far outweigh any risks, in my opinion. That's why I've started again now, while M is ill. It is the best thing I can do for him (and, as it happens, the only thing he can keep down, plastic content or no).<br /><br />The bigger idea, and one I still believe, is that other than in exceptional circumstances (which may be physical (such as M now being ill) or emotional, for either mother or baby), there aren't really any additional benefits for either mother or child of breastfeeding past, say, 1 (in fact, as the article says, and I have no idea, as you say, if it's true, the Norwegian government is considering revising its advice to " you should breastfeed for 6 months but you shouldn't breastfeed for more than that".)<br /><br />That being the case, I was struggling to find a reason that wasn't selfish (aka I liked it and I wanted to keep my baby a baby for a bit longer) to continue breastfeeding, and this article, whether peer reviewed or not (and like you I haven't read the book), gave me a sufficiently convincing reason to stop.<br /><br />It wasn't a comment on breastfeeding as a whole, or any one else's choices - I realise there are as many reasons for the choices people make as there are people - but just that for me, looking for a reason to continue, instead I found a reason to stop.<br /><br />And then to start again...!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-61823519833583861122012-06-26T09:28:00.890+01:002012-06-26T09:28:00.890+01:00Good point! Plastic, obviously - although given t...Good point! Plastic, obviously - although given that baby bottles have to be BPA free, I wonder if other plastics used by the same companies also are?<br /><br />That aside, to be honest the plastics point is a small one - it was more the accumulation of all industrial toxins that the article was commenting on, not merely plastics. As I said over at yours, I do wonder about these things, but I also think you have to be realistic. Life is full of risks, and you have to accept that, for you and your children.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-21716022976389683822012-06-26T07:22:51.080+01:002012-06-26T07:22:51.080+01:00Hope you can still access the full text of this re...Hope you can still access the full text of this review. I found it a very useful read. <br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569122/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-68262705798625839382012-06-26T01:39:58.687+01:002012-06-26T01:39:58.687+01:00I think that it is an interesting idea, but one th...I think that it is an interesting idea, but one that needs to be considered carefully. The article is based on a book, and having not read the book I hope that the author of the book has based the contents on their book on peer reviewed and published data, rather than relying on opinion.<br />It is very easy for something to become quoted as fact on the internet, when in fact it bears no resemblance to the original data presented. The Guardian article could be considered to be the second passage of the data, possibly amplifying any errors or misinterpretations of the original data. Sometimes ideas are kept going when they aren't factually true as they can guarantee to grab peoples attention and cause a strong emotive response.<br />I hope that this all makes sense! <br />It is something to think about and hopefully it will be researched further, but personally, deep down, without any scientific data to back me up, I feel that breastfeeding my son has definite benefits for him compared to any perceived risks to his health.<br />(We don't heat plastics in this house and use glass or metal where possible).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-83374045805730813342012-06-25T22:52:13.848+01:002012-06-25T22:52:13.848+01:00I understand now the link between plastic and stop...I understand now the link between plastic and stop breastfeeding and then does M has milk in a plastic beaker or a glass one???<br />Me & The BoysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-849700197411477582012-06-25T19:24:18.080+01:002012-06-25T19:24:18.080+01:00You're so right. I think sometimes I spend too...You're so right. I think sometimes I spend too much time taking pictures and not enough actually experiencing the moment, but I did want to mark the moment in some way.<br /><br />Although of course, as I say, I'm back to feeding again, so there's going to be another last feed in due course... <br /><br />Will I photograph that one, I wonder?!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-86282279099217951162012-06-25T19:23:05.954+01:002012-06-25T19:23:05.954+01:00I didn't cry, but I did feel rather mournful. ...I didn't cry, but I did feel rather mournful. <br /><br />Interestingly, although he completely wasn't fussed about it for at least two months before I actually stopped, now that he's ill and I've started again (that's me, Mrs Make a Decision and Stick to it), he clearly also wants the closeness. Where this time last week he'd have been off in about thirty seconds, now he'd stay on for hours if I'd let him. I don't think he's getting anything, but he's clearly needing the closeness and the cuddle just to take his mind off feeling rotten. <br /><br />Poor wee thing. I hate it when they're ill.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-56447552267113068122012-06-25T19:21:13.129+01:002012-06-25T19:21:13.129+01:00Even if that stops being right three days later......Even if that stops being right three days later....<br /><br />Because oh, yes, I am feeding again. <br /><br />M has been vomiting since Friday and breast milk seems to be the only thing that will stay down.<br /><br />I'll give up again soon. I promise!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-17113828174637727012012-06-24T21:32:38.068+01:002012-06-24T21:32:38.068+01:00lovely picture. Wish I had a picture to look back ...lovely picture. Wish I had a picture to look back and remember, but no picture could really show how it feels, as you say, the way they look up at you, the little hands...<br /><br />I too stopped with all three of mine at around one, it just felt right - for them. <br /><br />It was a special time and I think it's something I'll always miss, the baby times and all that it means.Motherhood and Anarchyhttp://www.saffiafarr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-20711100802924535502012-06-21T21:06:39.180+01:002012-06-21T21:06:39.180+01:00I had a little cry when I stopped feeding Sam - on...I had a little cry when I stopped feeding Sam - only came about because I had a reason to stop (was going away for a week). He didn't really notice, I miss that closeness, that loveliness - same as you. I miss knowing that I'm not going to feed any more. But now I've stopped, I'm ok with it. And so will you be. Little M - can't believe he's one either! xxDorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432382804917497650.post-33419441215347371712012-06-21T15:29:49.780+01:002012-06-21T15:29:49.780+01:00You know what, I am a firm believer in doing what ...You know what, I am a firm believer in doing what is right for your family at a certain time.<br /><br />But I can not believe that M is a year old already!Jen Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374363403295342745noreply@blogger.com