June 28, 2005

Milk Money

I just read a very a couple of very disturbing articles. 20/20 did a show on this called Milk Money. It is about the government doing a campaign to get more Mothers to breastfeed, they had all the adds ready until the formula company's stepped in. The adds were focusing on the risks of formula feeding instead of the usual things you hear about the benefits of breastfeeding. Here is a link http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/23/1358237&mode=thread&tid=25 . I think it is so sick that our government can be paid off so easily.

The other article I read was about Rosie O'Donnell, I used to like her! Here is an excerpt:
She says, "Kelli only nursed for like a month and then I was very angry.
"With the other babies, nobody nursed because they were adopted. But with this baby she was the only one getting to bond, so I was like, 'The nursing is over!' I cut her off.
"I'm like, 'You've had your limit, honey, no more!'"
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2441315 This is just stupid!
How can people be so selfish?

Here is another article about the AAP (American academy of Pediatrics) being pushed (and funded) by Formula companies
http://www.mothering.com/guest_editors/quiet_place/123.html

1 comments:

Christina K. 6/28/2005 2:14 PM  

I agree with you, I nursed in public a lot with my son, he stopped on his own around 11 months. It annoys me that people can't just look away. I read your blog on it!! Very nice!!

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