That is HORRIBLE. And frankly, dangerous. There was just a story in the news last month about how a baby died after the father bottle-propped - the bottle continued to leak after baby was finished, and the baby drowned.
This is TERRIBLE! Do parents really use this? When I had to switch to bottle I tried to make the experience as close to breastfeeding as possible, till my son grabbed the bottle from my hands and insisted on doing it himself.
I am gearing up to go BREASTFEED my 6-week old AND my 2-year old AT THE SAME TIME for the 3rd time today...(which takes about 30 minutes from start to finish per feeding)...so that means that I can't write the diatribe pouring forth from my mind right now...
But, my question would be: how on earth can the woman in these pics be so freaking BUSY and SELF-IMPORTANT that the 10 minute "job" of feeding her baby is being delegated to a stretched-out, tired-ass, 1980's Flashdance Headband? She must really be needed back at her decorating class right away (today's lesson is how to hang something tasteful up behind your couch)Grrrr.
Sorry...feeling a little self-rightous at the moment :)
Unfortunately I discovered that some mothers actually do this, without regret. On a women's forum I belong to, some mothers proudly admitted to propping a bottle. When others told them there's a risk of death, they replied that there is a suffocation risk for breastfeeding as well- the baby can be smothered by the breast! :x Doh! *Headdesk*
My title would be "What the fuck?!"
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap.
ReplyDeleteWTF indeed.
ReplyDelete"How to forcefeed your baby, like a goose for foie gras" would be one title that pops to mind.
That is HORRIBLE. And frankly, dangerous. There was just a story in the news last month about how a baby died after the father bottle-propped - the bottle continued to leak after baby was finished, and the baby drowned.
ReplyDeleteLIKE A GOOSE FOR FOIE GRAS. Indeed.
ReplyDeleteDiana, that is awful. I honestly cannot fathom this mentality.
Y'all *are* talking about the tapestry behind the couch, right?
ReplyDeleteWait.
What?
(But seriously - this makes me think of a Chinese orphanage. So very sad.)
This is TERRIBLE! Do parents really use this? When I had to switch to bottle I tried to make the experience as close to breastfeeding as possible, till my son grabbed the bottle from my hands and insisted on doing it himself.
ReplyDeleteI am gearing up to go BREASTFEED my 6-week old AND my 2-year old AT THE SAME TIME for the 3rd time today...(which takes about 30 minutes from start to finish per feeding)...so that means that I can't write the diatribe pouring forth from my mind right now...
ReplyDeleteBut, my question would be: how on earth can the woman in these pics be so freaking BUSY and SELF-IMPORTANT that the 10 minute "job" of feeding her baby is being delegated to a stretched-out, tired-ass, 1980's Flashdance Headband? She must really be needed back at her decorating class right away (today's lesson is how to hang something tasteful up behind your couch)Grrrr.
Sorry...feeling a little self-rightous at the moment :)
Unfortunately I discovered that some mothers actually do this, without regret. On a women's forum I belong to, some mothers proudly admitted to propping a bottle. When others told them there's a risk of death, they replied that there is a suffocation risk for breastfeeding as well- the baby can be smothered by the breast! :x Doh! *Headdesk*
ReplyDeleteThis.is.insane.
ReplyDelete