Can you help with info to present my course?

bigmomma051204

tod123 wrote: »

I do think some women are prone to overcomplicating breast feeding , you have to remember bigmomma, that people have been doing this for millions of years. Its not rocket science.

What my group will do, is give them the motivation to turn away from convenience, and do whats best for the baby. Yes it can be a bit uncomfortable sometimes, but thats life.

One of the ladies on the committee breast fed her twins until they were 6 , so we are not short of experience.

It will be a combination of carrot and stick

Yes it can be uncomfortable - in some cases can cause women to become extremely depressed especially if they feel under pressure to continue when they find it too painful, physically or emotionally. Also, there are those women who may become unable to breastfeed due to medications they may be on. How will you advise those women? Or will you simply continue on with the "breast is best" mantra which, although true, puts an immense pressure on some women who cannot through any personal reason continue to do so. Oh and will they be allowed to continue on your course? Or will they be asked to leave as they are not doing one of the TWO things your 10 week course covers.... by the way, are you planning on talking about anything else? Sleep routines, how to look after yourself as a new mum, dealing with any problems you and partner may face within relationship due to strain a new baby brings? Perhaps looking at introduction of solid foods? Maybe you could get some guest speakers in...? Or perhaps a local yoga/weight loss person to help mums regain some confidence in their bodies..?
Also, breastfeeding children until 6 years of age is a tad of an extreme in my opinion and certainly does NOT provide an unbiased course content!! Oh and again, hers will be personal experience NOT professional advice.

LittleMissMPB

tod123 wrote: »

I do think some women are prone to overcomplicating breast feeding , you have to remember bigmomma, that people have been doing this for millions of years. Its not rocket science.

Okay then, you try breastfeeding a baby with severe tongue tie, while your nipples are cracked and bleeding and then there's that random pain further up your breast and you don't know what it is, all you know is that you need to feed your baby and the pain is actually making you shout out. It can be difficult, it's nothing to do with motivation. I was lucky in that I had the help of professionals who helped us feed, referred us to the hospital etc and now 4months on we are still going. But I'll tell you what, it was ***** difficult and there was no way I could have attempted feeding in public discreetly at that point in time, let alone in front of a man who was watching.

What my group will do, is give them the motivation to turn away from convenience, and do whats best for the baby.

When you have established successful breastfeeding (usually takes about 6 weeks from what I've read) then after that time it often is easier to breastfeed - IMO making up bottles is a hassle and breastfeeding is more convenient.

Yes it can be a bit uncomfortable sometimes, but thats life.

:rotfl: can definatly tell you are male here. You try giving birth, having stitches in your bits and being exhausted, dealing with the pain of learning to breastfeed, coupled with afterpains etc and see if you still think it's a *bit* uncomfortable :rotfl:

Errata

tod123 wrote: »

The parish council committee duuuuurrrrr

I have been doing some reading , I think I have most of it sorted now. I need to get some of those cape things with a opening flap in the front from somewhere

Army surplus store? Cycling shop? Lifeboat station if you're really pushed. Y'know - any port in a storm and all hands to the wheel stuff.
C'mon Tod - this is one of your windups.

Emmzi

if only there was some sort of national organisation providing this sort of education

concerned with the new child's health

proviing some sort of service

oh..wait...

Rachel021967

I think you should give a balanced view on breast versus bottle, and disposables versus reusable. Pregnant and new mums are already made to feel guilty instead of enjoying their baby. How about making it a social group with some information thrown in. New mums can spend all day without adult company. Post natal depression and first aid should be included.

bigmomma051204

Rachel021967 wrote: »

I think you should give a balanced view on breast versus bottle, and disposables versus reusable. Pregnant and new mums are already made to feel guilty instead of enjoying their baby. How about making it a social group with some information thrown in. New mums can spend all day without adult company. Post natal depression and first aid should be included.

I agree these are both VERY important things to discuss BUT they should be explained and discussed by a TRAINED PROFESSIONAL!! First Aid - ring St Johns Ambulance or Red Cross - they are both great and do a good courses about paediatric first aid (choking baby, spotting signs for childhood illness etc)....especially good for parents living in rurally isolated areas who ambulances may take longer to reach. Post natal depression, um, you could discuss and signpost by giving leaflets and discuss as a group where people can go for help etc... also some conversation about how to nurture yourself as a new mum, physically, emotionally etc.
But again, these are really topics that should have some professional input - and i am not just saying NHS input as this isnt ALWAYS the best support necessarily :A Certainly they are NOT topics that most mums i know would want to sit and discuss with some bloke from the local parish council PMSL!!!!!!

bigmomma051204

Also, it may be nice if the money is there, to get a trained (yeah, NOT the local farmer from the the road who has delivered 100's of cows in his time and once breastfed twin Moo's until they were 11years old...) baby massage teacher to come and do a taster or full course.... great for helping mums to bond with baby (and Dads too - are they welcome or is it just u and the mummies........??)

jackieglasgow

this is the best wind up I have seen on here in months :rotfl:

heretolearn_2

This so has to be a wind-up...or if not I'd love to be at the first session and see how many mums walk out/slap Todd. Yes, what a new mum needs most is to be lectured at by someone with no training/experience and labelled 'failures' and 'selfish' if they don't breastfeed or if they use disposable nappies...

Anyway, thanks Todd, I've got a radio drama script to write for a course I'm doing and this is a FAB comedy idea!

mrcow

Of course it's a wind up.

It's actually embarrassing that Tod has such a sad little life that they have nothing better to do with their time on a Saturday night. What a sad, sorry state of a situation.

We should all feel pity rather than irritation.