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E News- "Outrageous parenting!"
GibsonGirl620
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I just saw a piece on E News (there was nothing else on, haha) about celebrity moms with "outrageous parenting" styles. Of course one of the offenders was Mayim Bialik for breastfeeding her 3 yr-old, gasp! It was so saddening to see this. Of all the celebrity wack-jobs, they're picking on someone for BFing? I'm not surprised, just sad that our culture is so backwards.
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Re: E News- "Outrageous parenting!"
I wonder if Alicia Silverstone will make the next episode of that show!
I really respect celebs that nurse so long. I bf my dd until she was two and got so much criticism for it from people IRL, I can't imagine being a celebrity and having my business so publicized. Good for her!
Mayim is my hero! I'm reading her book right now and loving it, and I'm rather obsessed with her blog (on kveller.com). The media has no business talking about what it doesn't understand.
Not that that is anything new.
And as of next Sunday, I'll be nursing a 2 year old!
I'm quite pleased that our nursing relationship has lasted so long. We're down to once a day most days (due to pregnancy tanking my supply), but it is still such a nice way of bonding, and I know I'm helping my son from being sick more often.
Alicia Silverstone was one of the other moms they mentioned! It was those two and also January Jones for eating her placenta.
I'm reading Mayim's book too. Just started it today and so far I love it! From what I've gathered there are some things in her book that may seem outlandish, but I'm going into it with an open mind.
OMG! Someone's boob is being used to feed a child! How outrageous!
I think most people have no idea how long a baby needs to breastfeed just for nutrition, let alone for the emotional aspect. A friend of mine was surprised that my 9 month old still eats practically no food and relies on BM for all her calories.
I just read the placenta article on yahoo the other day and of course scanned the comments. Mmmm...have a meeting with the placenta encapsulation specialist in May..how outrageous is that!?!
LOL Yeah all this reminds me I still need to find someone local that does encapsulation!
I'm over halfway through Mayim's book (On the EC chapter), and maybe I'm just crunchier than I realized, but even the stuff we don't do (like EC...though we may this next time!) doesn't seem outlandish to me.
I had DH read the part on cosleeping, and I think we are going to actually move more back into cosleeping thanks in part to Mayim. Granted, a large part of the reason we try to keep DS in his bed as much as possible is because his constant panicky night-nursing kept me awake and in pain, but now that he is only nursing once or twice a day and is used to going all night without nursing, I just have to explain to him for a minute or two that he can't have na-nas yet and he passes out between us. It is quite lovely. After reading that chapter, we're trying to embrace that without fighting so hard against it. Granted, we're still not making an Only Family Bed, because I don't think it would work for us and DS goes to sleep really well in his own bed. Instead, we're just going to be fine with DS coming to be with us whenever he wakes up, on his own, instead of trying to get him back to sleep in his room.
I live in Madison as well and found someone local. She has been great so far with all my questions, but we won't officially meet her until May. Send me a PM if you want her name and info.
Oh thanks!
I really need to update my profile! I moved to Milwaukee a few months back. I actually have a friend in Madison area who does it if the person you are working with doesn't work out for some reason. Her name is Rachel Tybor. 
My doula is coming from Madison, as is another doula friend to watch my son, but I want to find someone local for the encapsulation. Oddly enough I just came home from a babysitter and got a name of someone here, so yay!
Also, I miss Madison. I'm "weird" here. Whaaaaah.
i think it is weird that people are so weirded out by a BF 3 year old. It is a 3 year old.
I wish DS was still nursing. And I would have gladly gone on much, much longer if he would have maintained interest!
i worked with a woman who ate her placenta. She made lasanga out of it. Not for me, and I admit, the 25 year old in me was FASCINATED by this and spent 2 10 hour work days googling placenta recipes. Not that I found it gross, just very different.
Still not for me, but whatever floats your boat!
I love sleeping with DS. Nothing makes me happier on a lazy sunday morning than sleeping in my bed with DH, the dog, and DS, all curled up together!
I think bedsharing has really encourage our strong nursing relationship.
So I guess I would be right there with the "Outrageous parenting!" haha!
I find a nursing 3 year old and eating your own organs equally vile.
Did you know that we as humans are the only mammal that does NOT eat it's placenta after birth? While I didn't do the encapsulation (which I regret) I agree with the reasoning behind it 100%.
And as for the nursing till age 3, why do you chose to use the word "vile"? How in any way is it disgusting or repulsive?