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>Mom and Dad want to take a 4 day trip to London and leave breastfeeding 2
and a half month old baby at home. I was wondering if it wouldn't be
possible to take baby and shlep baby in carrier under winter coat and
dressed warmly rather than leave baby.
>what do you think? Is it advisable?
I am most intrigued to know what the concern of these parents is. As far as
I know there is no special threat to babies here...?
Of course, London is pretty crowded, so if this mum comes on her own, I
would advise avoiding public transport where her totally engorged breasts
might be in danger of getting brushed by a member of the public and causing
her pain.
>Article on says 7 out of 10 infants in Ireland
are bottle fed<
Sounds about right, according to stats I have heard. Ireland has pretty
dire breastfeeding reputation. Someone I know (now in her mid to late
fifties) can remember sitting on the stoop of an evening as a child, and
mums nursing their babies out in the street. This was a two up, two down
sort of house, with 14 kids in the family, and they had to carry the coal
through to cook, and share beds. There's a sort of synergy about
gentrification / economic 'development' and breastfeeding patterns --
slightly changing in different countries and times, but quite influential.
Magda Sachs
Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN, UK
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