Comments on The Lactivist Breastfeeding Blog: Dr. Phil is Glad He Wasn't Breastfed

Wow, These guys are misinformed to the point of ig...

2007-04-15T00:53:00.000-07:00

Wow, These guys are misinformed to the point of ignorance. Shocking from "so-called" experts.

25+ years ago my neighbor and I breast fed each others children. Our children were a couple months apart in age. She had a girl, I a boy. We babysat for each other and when feeding one child it was natural to feed the other as well. Our husbands were uncomfortable enough that we stopped even

It just amazes me that something so natural has tu...

2007-04-13T06:39:00.000-07:00

It just amazes me that something so natural has turned into a big debate. After we have a child our breasts fill up with milk for a reason. It's actually pretty strange that people find this so revolting...our culture teaches that breasts are for men only. When will common sense on this issue prevail?

We are a breastfeeding family. My younger sister t...

2007-04-12T11:46:00.000-07:00

We are a breastfeeding family. My younger sister tried, but wasn't able to, but she was the only one. Breast size is a reflection of the amount of fat, not the size of the milk ducts. I nursed my daughter for 20 months, and my son for 18. My daughter nursed her son for over two years. My husband's sister nursed her son for 3 years. I nursed my babysitters child once, when my babysitter was ill. I

I used to like and respect Dr. Phil, but recently ...

2007-04-12T07:19:00.000-07:00

I used to like and respect Dr. Phil, but recently I've begun to think he's kind of a schmuck. Not fully addressing issues, especially medical ones, will only reinforce people's misconceptions about them. And on the subject of breastfeeding, HELLO... the most vital and important nutrients that an infant should receive are contained in a mother's first few weeks of breast milk. And not one of those

I happen to just publish a posting on my blog in r...

2007-04-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

I happen to just publish a posting on my blog in regards to donor milk. I do not watch Dr. Phil, but it saddens me that healthcare professionals, ones that should be knowldegable about the benefits of breastfeeding made these ridiculous comments. Happy I found you. Added you to my blogroll.

I don't watch Dr. Phil often and when I do catch a...

2007-04-08T20:14:00.000-07:00

I don't watch Dr. Phil often and when I do catch a few minutes, I've found the topics to be approaching those of what I have seen advertised for shows like The Montel Show, Jerry Springer, Geraldo Rivera, Judge Judy, or some other 'lets find all the poor, messed up folks in the world and put them on TV' Why is it that the media tends to go that route? Is it because so many people want to know

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2007-04-07T18:13:00.000-07:00

Hi

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So sad.

2007-04-07T15:31:00.000-07:00

So sad.

Dr. Phil is such an egotistical, arrogant, jerk. ...

2007-04-07T07:55:00.000-07:00

Dr. Phil is such an egotistical, arrogant, jerk. Oh there are so many things I don't like about him. I don't think he even thinks about the things he says, because he just things everything he says is 100% truth, so what's the use of doing any research?

i already disliked dr. phil. this just reinforces...

2007-04-07T06:52:00.000-07:00

i already disliked dr. phil. this just reinforces that.

amygeekgirl- that bumper sticker is awesome! My son is 10 weeks old, but I'm so buying it to hold onto (since I know he'll be an honors student of course). :)

I'm not surprised by this at all. Is it ever a wo...

2007-04-06T19:50:00.000-07:00

I'm not surprised by this at all. Is it ever a wonder why the public has such misconceptions about breastfeeding? Because the "educated" on television are feeding it!

Yet another great reason I don't watch that show.

Well I hope everyone starts buying those bumper st...

2007-04-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

Well I hope everyone starts buying those bumper stickers:-) I'm gonna buy a few for the future- My son just turned 3 so no honor roll yet- but i'm gonna give one to my sister and anyone else I can think of-- It's funny cuz I made that up last night in bed when I was almost falling asleep-I barely even remember typing that:-) Well maybe tonight when i'm groggy i'll make up something else good---Oh

This makes me so angry on so many levels. I'm just...

2007-04-06T14:57:00.000-07:00

This makes me so angry on so many levels. I'm just speechless.

I used to watch this show every day. EVERY day. Then I fell out of habit until I got TiVo. Ahwile back, Dr. Sears was on and while Sears did his best to get his point across, I was upset that Phil seemed to just dismiss it out of hand. Then a few weeks ago, I had to TiVo it again because I just couldn't miss an episode on

Ohhhhh God I didn't hear or see this part - "Dr. O...

2007-04-06T13:16:00.000-07:00

Ohhhhh God I didn't hear or see this part - "Dr. ORDON: I know--I know I was never breast-fed. Maybe that's why I went into breast surgery. I.."

That was the plastic surgeon? I find this extremely disturbing! He never had the chance to participate in what comes natural for a breast (and a baby) so he prefers cutting them up instead? What kind of freaking logic is that? It's scary,

I am SO glad you've already addressed this; I just...

2007-04-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

I am SO glad you've already addressed this; I just shot an email off to Hathor in hopes she would address Dr. Phil's gratuitous slam and the bullcrap response by the Dr. that it was "so wrong on so many levels." I forgot about how Phil was glad he wasn't breastfed. rolleyes

I won't even allow them the slack to be squicked out by wet nursing; that was a gratuitous slam on nursing as

I was at a wedding not too long ago, where one of ...

2007-04-06T10:11:00.000-07:00

I was at a wedding not too long ago, where one of the groomsmen was the bride's "milkbrother". They're Romainian, and in their culture, the fact that one woman nursed both children makes them like siblings, and that's a relationship that's honored and upheld.

How cool is that?

When I was 5 days old my Mom had to go back to the...

2007-04-06T08:03:00.000-07:00

When I was 5 days old my Mom had to go back to the hospital and I wouldn't take the bottles of breastmilk the local LLL moms dropped off. I ended up sucking on my Dad's pinky finger all night long. I bet Dr Phil would say I have issues. What an idiot.

Anyway, my mom's friend nursed me a few times... which probably saved my life or at least kept me comforted and hydrated during what was

I watched the show, and was also very bothered by ...

2007-04-06T07:59:00.000-07:00

I watched the show, and was also very bothered by the complete *lack* of the physical benefits of breastmilk. But I am glad that the pediatrician brought up milk banks!

The whole getting kids to sleep segment bothered me just as much! The mom said how if she takes the kids in the guest room and lays down with them, they sleep great. So I'm sitting here thinking, "Then why don't you

jennifer - you are more than welcome to add it to ...

2007-04-06T07:28:00.000-07:00

jennifer - you are more than welcome to add it to your store too. i'd love to see these sold all over. :) it's such a great saying.

I was so disappointed in that show. The breastfeed...

2007-04-06T07:05:00.000-07:00

I was so disappointed in that show. The breastfeeding discussion was just terrible. The segment on heping the mom and dad get thier 2 little girls to sleep was awful too! They used some stupid acronym "SLEEP" to help them but did not provide any informaiton on how to implement the plan. It was really awful. To make matters worse I posted on my mothers nursing group that this show was going to be

Debbiemommy,If you look in the comments, you'll se...

2007-04-06T05:44:00.000-07:00

Debbiemommy,

If you look in the comments, you'll see that Amy has already put it up. You can pick it up from her store. :)

Brenda Z. -- I think that bumper sticker is a grea...

2007-04-06T05:10:00.000-07:00

Brenda Z. -- I think that bumper sticker is a great idea, I'd buy it! Jennifer how about putting that in your t-shirt store as either a t-shirt or bumper sticker. I'd like to see that one pop up on cars more often!

1am and just thought of this....How could Dr Phil ...

2007-04-05T22:09:00.000-07:00

1am and just thought of this....

How could Dr Phil have been breastfed? Just imagine how much that mustache would have tickled. Ha Ha you just got a disturbing visual!!

LOL

Night Night

i hope it's ok to say this here (and if it's not, ...

2007-04-05T20:55:00.000-07:00

i hope it's ok to say this here (and if it's not, please just don't approve my comment - i won't be offended), but i did it. i put "My honor student was breast-fed" on a bumper sticker.
http://www.cafepress.com/theapshop.122760470

thanks so much for the idea, brenda z. :)

Ugh yet another reason not to like dr. phil...As ...

2007-04-05T20:01:00.000-07:00

Ugh yet another reason not to like dr. phil...

As for the idea of a wet nurse, i'm on the fence about whether or not i would do it or not. But my understanding is that for people that do, it's between family and friends - people you KNOW and not the whole neighborhood(riduculous, ignorant comment), and you get all these tests when you are preggers, HIV, etc and provided that you know