How To Be A Good Mother

[Frooty]

The eating the placenta part made me hurl and feel really ill

 

[summer rain]

I buried the placenta with second youngest but would never eat it-it would actually be forbidden in my religion xx

 

[chocolala]

i found most of the mothers interesting even if i wouldn't do with some of the things that they do. but the presenter really got on my t!ts! she was rude and patronizing, it just wasn't necessary.

 

[NewMummyx]

I buried the placenta with second youngest but would never eat it-it would actually be forbidden in my religion xx

I think cannibalism is against all religions Or is it still classed as cannibalism if you are eating a part of yourself I wonder??

 

[Tor]

I agree with PP's the main things that i didnt like was the csec comment i actually for a millisecond thought "oh no " then realised she was being a tit saying she couldnt look her mum in the eye because of it what a moron, oh and how she was absolutely perfect, surely everyone can improve in some way?!

The presenter was so bloody rude i to the Mum's i felt like slapping her myself!

 

[Tor]

I buried the placenta with second youngest but would never eat it-it would actually be forbidden in my religion xx

I think cannibalism is against all religions Or is it still classed as cannibalism if you are eating a part of yourself I wonder??

 

[KatieB]

Placenta smoothie, anyone?!

I too thought the presenter was full of herself, smug snide asides to the camera all the time, so rude. Made my heart melt when the beautiful little 2 year old boy hugged her, so cute. Couldn't believe how flat that lady's stomach was who's had all those babies, wow! I quite liked the EC woman, I thought it was lovely to see her being a wetnurse for someone. Am up to the pole dancing mum of teenage boy but laptop crashed, will try to reconnect later! x

 

[LittleBoo]

Awesome show, presenter was hilarious, very informative and broadened my perspective on the different radicals of parenting. I loved it! Especially the first and last ones, I'm now looking into homeschooling

 

[hayz_baby]

The wet nurse attachment mum did make a comment that peed me off tt working mothers quit coz its the easier option? I hardly find that tru. I am going bak to work ft next month and not by choice and its not like im going bak to my dream job its long and stressful the reasobs why is because i earn.more then oh we made a conscious decision that oh staying home and me working is the right way for us bills still need to b paid and overall a roof over lo head and food in lo belly is ultimately more important. Im not giving up and this isnt the easy option it might b alrite for her as oh must b earning a half decent wage for her to do this and good for them but dnt put down working mums who work jus as hard.
I tend to have this motto to motherhood that its bloody difficult enough as it is without the whole world judging u for one reason or another.
Another mum posted on the bf failure support thread that ultimately babies dont need baby carriers or prams or bf or ff or co sleep or not they jus need love if u can give ur baby love everything will fall into place

 

[nickyc230891]

Really annoyed me when that lady was talking about cesarean. I had a emergency c section as my little girl's heart rate kept dropping I would never have had one by choice. I love my little girl to bits I have bonded with her alot and I am with her 24/7.

 

[MeAndMyShadow]

By your comments(haven't seen it), but kinda glad I didn't as I'm sure it would have pissed me off lol

 

[cat81]

Whilst I admit that I quite enjoyed the programme, I did find myself getting annoyed with some of the patronising, judgemental, 'perfect' mothers.

The cesarian comments were just ridiculous (I felt so sorry for the mother of that woman). I had a natural birth myself although it was far from ideal as my son was 6 weeks premature but I know plenty of women who had cesarians who have wonderful bonds with their children.

Then there was was the woman who implied that anyone who uses a cot, pushchair or (heaven forbid) a nappy is guilty of child abuse. Oh yes, and clearly working mothers are taking the easy way out!!! We couldn't possibly simply be doing the best we can for our families.

Not that I really let it bother me. If their views weren't extreme, no-one would bother watching it would they. I actually found the presenter hilarious and thought she did a good job of lightening the tone and highlighting the fact that us ordinary mothers shouldn't be made to feel like we have failed because we don't do things the way that these women think that we all should.

 

[Sarah&Ady]

3 parts bothered me.. first the c-sec for obvious reasons. Second was the Mum that used technology to communicate with her lad ... and third, the CRAZY woman who was totally cool with her step kids and her baby to go on bikes with no helmets. Yes love, your baby would most probably die if you were hit by car! Stupid , stupid, stupid!

 

[freckleonear]

Regarding the c-section comment, I've now read about it from the lady herself. Apparently she spent an hour talking about her issues with her mum, but of course it was edited and they only showed one line. Her mum had PND and didn't bond with her properly, so her comment was taken very much out of context.

 

[kit10grl]

Regarding the c-section comment, I've now read about it from the lady herself. Apparently she spent an hour talking about her issues with her mum, but of course it was edited and they only showed one line. Her mum had PND and didn't bond with her properly, so her comment was taken very much out of context.

Thats not really surprising to be fair

 

[Tanikins]

Regarding the c-section comment, I've now read about it from the lady herself. Apparently she spent an hour talking about her issues with her mum, but of course it was edited and they only showed one line. Her mum had PND and didn't bond with her properly, so her comment was taken very much out of context.

But surely its the pnd that caused the bond issues not the birth or is she saying she got pnd from having a c-sec????

 

[bananabump]

I thought they were all nutters! I think the presenter handled it all really well because I literally would of been like WTF?! lol Leo was born by EMCS because I went into hospital at 37 weeks after not feeling him move and when they monitored his heart rate it pretty much stopped so it was straight into theatre and even then he had to be resuscitated with an oxygen mask and pumping on his chest for 9 minutes... My bond with him couldn't be stronger and I've happily decided on a planned section for my next LO as I found the recovery absolutely fine too and could hold Leo and walk around to rock him to sleep 24 hours later!! It was a good programme though, very funny to watch these strange mothers thinking they were awesome!!

 

[freckleonear]

Regarding the c-section comment, I've now read about it from the lady herself. Apparently she spent an hour talking about her issues with her mum, but of course it was edited and they only showed one line. Her mum had PND and didn't bond with her properly, so her comment was taken very much out of context.

But surely its the pnd that caused the bond issues not the birth or is she saying she got pnd from having a c-sec????

C-sections are known to increase the risk of PND due to hormonal imbalances, so the woman was determined to have natural births with her own children to try and reduce that risk.

 

[Tor]

Regarding the c-section comment, I've now read about it from the lady herself. Apparently she spent an hour talking about her issues with her mum, but of course it was edited and they only showed one line. Her mum had PND and didn't bond with her properly, so her comment was taken very much out of context.

But surely its the pnd that caused the bond issues not the birth or is she saying she got pnd from having a c-sec????

C-sections are known to increase the risk of PND due to hormonal imbalances, so the woman was determined to have natural births with her own children to try and reduce that risk.

Aren't most women determined to have a natural birth?

I know i was i had planned to have LO via water birth at a birthing centre but it all went wrong towards the end of pregnancy.

Most people dont want to have c secs but if for your LO to survive then you need one then your going to do that? Or would she rather lose her LO

 

[MrsHedgehog]

I haven't watched it yet but channel 4 often make documentaries that are a bit controversial. They edit them to be particularly shocking and give them titles to grab attention. A more appropriate title would maybe be '6 women's ideas on parenting' but that wouldn't get as many viewers as 'How to be a Good Mother' It's a bit tongue in cheek. The show is meant to be entertaining - it's not an instructional film on parenting. It sounds like it could make people aware of alternative parenting styles though which is a good thing IMO.