article in Sunday Times

[TennisGal]

Not my fave paper, but one of the bundle we buy and plough through

So, Style magazine had an article from a mother talking about her extended breast feeding experience.

I wasn't impressed. Basically, she said once she stopped she could wear her nice bra, wear her nice clothes, lose weight...and that her child developed more socially and mentally (rapidly, apparently) in the weeks after she stopped!

She opens the piece with a 'tide is turning against BFing...'

I can see some of the points she makes i.e. she did go for 2.5 years, but the whole piece had such, SUCH a negative feel about it.

I feel like writing in and saying that if my DD wants to carry on morning/evening feeds for a good while longer, I can live with the nursing bra. Each to their own, but such a negative piece

And developed more socially and mentally?!?! For giving up BFing?!

 

[Oscar]

I saw this too. Not sure I could be even vaguely polite about it so probably shouldn't say much more other than it made me quite angry!

 

[TennisGal]

I know, as I wrote 'I can see some of the points she made', I scanned back through and thought 'actually, no I can't - other than she fed for a long time'.

Horrible article, and I think I'll write in about it.

 

[Mrs Muffin]

I just tried to have a nose online but they want me to pay to access it booo

 

[TennisGal]

I'll try and type it out at some point, it's not long - but long enough to get me cross!