I wrote them this afternoon as well after seeing your email. I am pretty
annoyed by this. It’s not like it's even attached to some initiative. The
photo with the bottles is completely gratuitous -- it would have worked just
as well without the bottles. And to associate it with the message of
"healthy start" is just irresponsible.
I'm so tired of this notion that bottle=cute baby symbol. I went to a baby
shower this weekend and was nauseated by the prevalence of bottles and
pacifiers on the décor and in the activities. My next article for my
breastfeeding site is going to "Breastfeeding Friendly Baby Showers" for
sure.
I got the automessage from MomsRising as well and wrote that I'd appreciate
a reply. If anything comes, I'll forward it on. Thanks for sharing. I had
gotten that email, but hadn't opened it yet.
Nicki
-----Original Message-----
From: Lactation Information and Discussion
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Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:31 AM
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Subject: bottles on e-mail by MomsRising.org
I hope this forwards to the list. I thought this was a great organization
until I got this from them today. Scroll down to see the bottles with the
babies and the title about getting off to a "healthy
start." I wrote them and got a computer generated response so far.
Hope others will write, too.
Lucy
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Joan, MomsRising.org" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: October 27, 2009 11:21:51 AM CDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Have you seen these cute pics yet?
> Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Dear Lucy,
>
> Dressing up babies is always fun, and for Halloween it's almost
> mandatory. It turns out babies are not only cute when dressed up,
> they're also sometimes amazingly articulate. Check out what these
> babies below are saying (scroll down) as we celebrate Halloween.
> And feel free to forward this email of baby wit & wisdom and
> unreasonably cute pictures with friends and family. We guarantee it'll
> make them smile!)
>
> - Joan, Kristin, Sarah, Anita, Donna, Dionna, Katie, Ariana, Mary,
> Ashley, Julia, and the whole MomsRising.org Team
>
> * * *
>
>
>
> Owl baby says, "I don't give a hoot about how busy you are, Congress.
> We need high quality early care and education opportunities. Don't
> leave us out on a limb!"
>
> - Tell Congress that the children in our country are ready for the
> Early Learning Challenge Grants Fund legislation!
>
> * * *
>
>
>
> Doctor baby's worried: "If we don't get healthcare reform soon, we'll
> just have to take care of ourselves. Hey, these tongue depressors
> make good pick-up sticks."
>
> - Urge Congress to get healthcare reform done now, and to get it right
> for kids and families.
>
> * * *
>
>
>
> Ms. Piggy implores you to, "Fight swine flu (H1N1) and make sure our
> moms and dads can stay home if they're coughing up a hoof!"
>
> - Sign the petition calling for paid sick days since nearly half of
> all private sector workers don't have access to a single paid sick
> day.
>
> * * *
>
>
>
> Water babies are protesting: "We don't want to have to live in bubbles
> or wear shells! Get toxics out of our toys and homes! Free the babies
> to live in fresh air!"
>
> - Take action for safe toys and homes.
>
> * * *
>
>
>
> Crabby Abbie says, "I'm just plain crabby that if things don't change
> I'm going to get paid less than the boy next door for the same job!
> 77 cents to a man's dollar awfully fishy!"
>
> - Click here to send a letter via one-click email to your U.S.
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>
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>
>
>
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> * Happy Halloween! *
>
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