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Jan Macvarish @janmacvarish · Jan 17, 2024

Delighted to receive this in the post this morning. Honoured to be able to carry on contributing to the work of the Parenting Culture Studies OGs Ellie Lee, Jennie Bristow and Charlie Faircloth, despite my own career shift! @CPCS_UniKent

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Annunziata Rees-Mogg Verified account @zatzi · 2d

This makes me so angry.

Yes, most women can, and most women try to, breastfeed.

But plenty cannot - for a myriad of reasons.

I am not trying to “rationalise my choice”👇in defending women who cannot or do not exclusively breast feed.

I exclusively breast fed my eldest to 6 months.

Because she was extremely premature I exclusively bottle fed my second with expressed breast milk to six months. (Photo of a freezer full of my breast milk ready for her as she grew so I kept up my supply, it was pure torture)

With my third I had to take medication from 3 weeks postpartum that prohibited breast feeding.

I have nothing to “justify”. To myself, my children or anyone else.

And nor does any other mother who cannot - or does not - exclusively breast feed.

Since when did anyone own a woman’s body except herself?

What % of mothers do the exclusive breast only brigade think choose to give their babies a marginally (yes, only very marginally) a worse start in life compared to the % who wish they could and try until there is a crisis having been bullied and shamed into not giving their baby the nutrition it needs?

Breast feeding is great, indisputably the best option.

Mixed feeding is fine. And can be extremely beneficial to both mister and baby.

Bottle feeding keeps babies alive who would otherwise starve.

Which bit of this is hard to grasp?

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Sue Haddon @sue_haddon · 2d

Good points on the '70s origins of today's absurd breastfeeding policies (aka my favourite topic🙈🤓). This history needs bringing into the light. But while leftist anti-industry activists may be the origin, Cons govs brought the policies in! Anti formula is a broad church today.

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