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Edited May 29, 2008, 14:52
Re: Monbiot - a real head
May 29, 2008, 11:13
Apects of this piece bother me.
He mentions Norway compared to over here.
He concludes himself from the low 2% statistic of bottle feeders that it's down to the fact that there are better provisions for maternity leave.
Couldn't it also be down to the fact that there are more teen pregnancies here?
Teens haven't got the confidence to feed, especially if they have little or no homelife (a sad truth).

Also, babies even if given breastmilk from a bottle can develop gastro problems - it's down to winding em properly.
I bet he doesn't get evangelical about bottles in that context.

And as for 'women under 24' believing their bodies will be wrecked, how many of those are teens or women who haven't been pergnant yet?
Many of us know if breastfeeding goes well, we end up with bigger boobies and smaller waistlines! It's a great calorie burner.

EDIT: And the myth/fact aspect of the survey (6) is rather unedifying.
Where does the science behind the 'myth' parts come from?

But it does not work for everyone, as I posted before, and instead of granstanding against the multi-nationals (totally agree labelling ahould neve be misleasing, but he should have left it at that), a bit of a more discursive slant and a bit of senitivity really wouldn't go ammis from the guy.

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