Comments on: My Favorite Breastfeeding Video of All Time http://www.bestforbabes.org/2009/10/my-favorite-breastfeeding-video-of-all-time/ Beating the Breastfeeding Booby Traps! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Juanita http://www.bestforbabes.org/2009/10/my-favorite-breastfeeding-video-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Juanita Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:26:12 +0000 http://www.bestforbabes.org/?p=961#comment-221 I must admit that I completely agree with Bettina. I love this video. I have traveled quite a bit throughout Europe as well and I must agree that the US is not as progressive in its views on breastfeeding, especially breastfeeding toddlers. I could barely get anyone to understand why I wanted to breastfeed my daughter for an entire year let alone beyond. I am so grateful of the successful efforts your organization is making to give breastfeeding a much needed make-over in this country. I must admit that I completely agree with Bettina. I love this video. I have traveled quite a bit throughout Europe as well and I must agree that the US is not as progressive in its views on breastfeeding, especially breastfeeding toddlers. I could barely get anyone to understand why I wanted to breastfeed my daughter for an entire year let alone beyond. I am so grateful of the successful efforts your organization is making to give breastfeeding a much needed make-over in this country.

]]> By: Bettina http://www.bestforbabes.org/2009/10/my-favorite-breastfeeding-video-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Bettina Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:41:16 +0000 http://www.bestforbabes.org/?p=961#comment-219 thank you for your comment! We always appreciate constructive criticism. I've spent a lot of time in Europe, and must say that I think that the U.S. is way more squeamish about breastfeeding in general. In trying to change the culture, I think we need to validate where people are at right now . . . our culture is definitely not comfortable seeing nipples or toddlers nursing, for example, and before I co-founded Best for Babes, I thought nursing was weird and gross! I guess I am really trying to challenge viewers to examine their own cultural barriers and perception. And why let the antagonists be the one to react and thereby control the message? When we give a balanced view, we take the wind out of their sails. thank you for your comment! We always appreciate constructive criticism. I’ve spent a lot of time in Europe, and must say that I think that the U.S. is way more squeamish about breastfeeding in general. In trying to change the culture, I think we need to validate where people are at right now . . . our culture is definitely not comfortable seeing nipples or toddlers nursing, for example, and before I co-founded Best for Babes, I thought nursing was weird and gross! I guess I am really trying to challenge viewers to examine their own cultural barriers and perception. And why let the antagonists be the one to react and thereby control the message? When we give a balanced view, we take the wind out of their sails.

]]> By: emmajlh http://www.bestforbabes.org/2009/10/my-favorite-breastfeeding-video-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-218 emmajlh Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:50:28 +0000 http://www.bestforbabes.org/?p=961#comment-218 Hope you are happy to receive some constructive criticism... I'm from the UK and don't find the video too racy at all. I don't think it helps your cause to put it in that context either (your antagonists will take care of that for you!). I appreciate you have 2 paragraphs about how wonderful the video is but i think the opening 2 sentences validate the aversion society has to breastfeeding in general. Maybe if I was from the US I'd see it differently, though I think the image breastfeeding has on both sides of the pond is fairly similar. Keep up the good work, love the blogs and your vision. Hope you are happy to receive some constructive criticism…

I’m from the UK and don’t find the video too racy at all. I don’t think it helps your cause to put it in that context either (your antagonists will take care of that for you!). I appreciate you have 2 paragraphs about how wonderful the video is but i think the opening 2 sentences validate the aversion society has to breastfeeding in general. Maybe if I was from the US I’d see it differently, though I think the image breastfeeding has on both sides of the pond is fairly similar.

Keep up the good work, love the blogs and your vision.

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