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Completely stupid. If a kid wants to pretend she's breastfeeding, she'll just hold a doll to her chest. -
Ditto. That's what my oldest did.Originally posted by GrayMatterWife View PostVeronica
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I'm sure at our house the shirt and the doll would end up separated and then we'd have this out-of-context shirt with flower nipples floating around among the dress-up clothes or something.
Married to a hematopathologist seven years out of training.
Raising three girls, 11, 9, and 2.
“That was the thing about the world: it wasn't that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn't expect.”
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Hahaha! That's really funny, although I can see how my dh might actually think it's one of dd's tops that is a normal part of her clothes' rotation.
Frankly, I don't have a problem with the doll. Would I buy it for my daughter? Probably not, but to each their own...married to an anesthesia attendingComment
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I don't have a problem with the doll either...my kids pretended to breastfeed their babies (gulp ... that includes Andrew ... LOL) ... because it was natural to them and was what they knew ... I don't think it's a big deal, but I'm not really sure that they need a special doll for this purpose.
Kris~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
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It doesn't bother me either. Honestly, as a bf-ing mom who had a rough start because I was expected to know what to do instantly but didn't, I appreciate the attempt to increase the normalcy of bf in the US. I think the whole topic of breastfeeding is painfully taboo in this country and on a personal level, I should not be glared at while bf-ing my child in public (with a cover mind you). I think the makers of this doll are attempting to make bf-ing acceptable and I support that. In many countries, bf does come naturally to mothers because they grew up watching all of their female relatives breastfeed openly. Not here, here we must cover up and hide (and CO is a relatively bf- friendly state) while we bf our children.
*stepping down from soap box*
All-in-all, I agree with alison, at least it isn't skanky!
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I don't understand the glares, especially if the mom is covered. That's just weird. I dunno, maybe it's from being raised in a hippie, nutty/crunchy, granola-loving area -- but I don't understand the hate for breastfeeding.Comment
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Meh, fine with me. Heck I say amen to good marketing for that company. That's an entire new segment of the market they capture with this doll.
Tara
Married 20 years to MD/PhD in year 3 of MFM fellowship. SAHM to five wonderful children (#6 due in August), a sweet GSD named Bella, a black lab named Toby, and 1 guinea pig.
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I don't have any issues with the doll. I saw a news piece on it tonight that included a clip of a little girl playing with it. DH and I were like, wtf, and laughing about halter top. It's totally natural for kids to mimic adult behaviors and I don't have an issue. Though I wouldn't spend the money to have a doll that did just this one thing.
Regarding breastfeeding and the hate for it, DH thinks that our generation's laziness and wanting instant gratification will in turn significantly lower breastfeeding rates. He sees a lot of (younger) moms who want to use formula because it is "easier" and for other selfish reasons (versus real issues). I heartily disagree with him, and I really hope this is not the case. The obvious disclaimer here is that this is his personal opinion about what he has been seeing recently and not how he feels about recommending either, depending upon each mom & baby's unique situation.Event coordinator, wife and therapist to a peds attending
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Lol. My personal laziness is a huge factor in my choice to breastfeed. No getting up, sterilizing, heating and then washing out bottles necessary!
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I didn't see how anyone could have a problem with it but then I read this quote: but some moms have expressed negative opinions toward the doll calling it "morally unacceptable" and "another disgusting example of forcing adulthood on our children decades before they're ready to absorb it." Morally unacceptable? How so?
I wouldn't buy it for the reasons above, in that you don't need a special doll for your kid to pretend breastfeed. And I KNOW my DH would let the kids wear the shirt out in public and old grannies would be giving my girls the side-eye.Comment
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Good point, Kris! In my case (for those who weren't here when my kids were wee) I pumped THEN bottlefed. Talk about extra work. That was hard, especially when I had more than one.Comment
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Mine too. And I had more money for shoes if I wasn't buying formula.Originally posted by PrincessFiona View PostLol. My personal laziness is a huge factor in my choice to breastfeed. No getting up, sterilizing, heating and then washing out bottles necessary!
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This makes so much sense! But apparently not to some of the mothers DH has seen, lol.Originally posted by PrincessFiona View PostLol. My personal laziness is a huge factor in my choice to breastfeed. No getting up, sterilizing, heating and then washing out bottles necessary!
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