near me there are signs up in doctors surgeries about breast feeding classes etc, I think breast feeding would just be laughed at in school they are still embarrassed about their bodies at that age and I doubt many of them would feel the urge to 'flop them out' infront of a class full of other teenagers. I understand that it is hard TTC later on but I still wish I had been a bit older, I don't see my life now as being wasted because when my kids are old enough I'll still be able to have a life but with them too so it wasn't a bad thing looking at that point but at the time I was always so down seeing my mates leaving me behind and getting on with their life, i used to get texts every week are you ready to leave her yet and come party with the girls, after 3 months it all stopped and I don't hear off anyone now until they get pregnant and decide they understand now. kids should be left to be kids for longer than they are now
Must say Britain does have a real problem with teenage pregnancy. I agree there are a lot of girls that start too early! Having said that teaching breast feeding shouldn't really encourage that. I don't think school girls should be expected to flop them out but they could have a lesson on how to attach a baby properly and some of the things to watch out for. I for one feel I have no idea about it.. and will be ensuring I'm fully informed as I really want to breast feed.
I don't really know what the solution is... I'm sorry you felt you missed out on your youth. I know I had the chance to do a lot of things in the years I waited and although having a baby is proving to be hard I don't regret all the travelling, and all the wonderful experiences we've had. I'm hoping that as a result i will be able to teach my kids a lot about how wonderful life can be if you grab it with both hands and get yourself out there.
Actually I think you do have a point there Chloe, they do need to discourage teenage pregnancy... though I understood that message loud and clear and now I'm starting to wonder if I waited too long, as at my age it's really hard having so many problems TTC.
near me there are signs up in doctors surgeries about breast feeding classes etc, I think breast feeding would just be laughed at in school they are still embarrassed about their bodies at that age and I doubt many of them would feel the urge to 'flop them out' infront of a class full of other teenagers. I understand that it is hard TTC later on but I still wish I had been a bit older, I don't see my life now as being wasted because when my kids are old enough I'll still be able to have a life but with them too so it wasn't a bad thing looking at that point but at the time I was always so down seeing my mates leaving me behind and getting on with their life, i used to get texts every week are you ready to leave her yet and come party with the girls, after 3 months it all stopped and I don't hear off anyone now until they get pregnant and decide they understand now. kids should be left to be kids for longer than they are now
I think if my daughter came home and told me that she had learned breast feeding in school I would be absolutely horrified, In my oppinion it's just encouraging them, I was pregnant at 18, and I wish that I had been older. I agree that schools should teach the basic knowledge of sex education but at the end of the day in school they are still kids themselves. There are breast feeding groups etc that you can go to but I think schools should show more of the labour videos and maybe a ceserean section video in the sex education classes... the most VILE Ones known to man maybe that might get the teenage birth rates down, maybe a few visits from young mums I know for a fact I'd go in and have a word, I don't regret my daughter at all or the baby Im having now but at the end of the day I missed out on a life I had her at 19, when all my friends were going out every week and I was stuck in, it's hard and I think THAT is what they should be teaching! breast feeding classes should be taken when you are pregnant but then again thats only my oppinion!
Actually I think you do have a point there Chloe, they do need to discourage teenage pregnancy... though I understood that message loud and clear and now I'm starting to wonder if I waited too long, as at my age it's really hard having so many problems TTC.
I think if my daughter came home and told me that she had learned breast feeding in school I would be absolutely horrified, In my oppinion it's just encouraging them, I was pregnant at 18, and I wish that I had been older. I agree that schools should teach the basic knowledge of sex education but at the end of the day in school they are still kids themselves. There are breast feeding groups etc that you can go to but I think schools should show more of the labour videos and maybe a ceserean section video in the sex education classes... the most VILE Ones known to man maybe that might get the teenage birth rates down, maybe a few visits from young mums I know for a fact I'd go in and have a word, I don't regret my daughter at all or the baby Im having now but at the end of the day I missed out on a life I had her at 19, when all my friends were going out every week and I was stuck in, it's hard and I think THAT is what they should be teaching! breast feeding classes should be taken when you are pregnant but then again thats only my oppinion!
My son is going into P4 after the summer holidays and when he was in P1 the whole class was taught that breasts are where a baby get its milk from (he wasn't BF but my younger 2 were/are).
A couple of the mums I speak to were disgusted that this was discussed in class, but I thought it was good esp with boys as they learn from a young age that boobs aren't just for mem to ogle at they have a function.
I must admit that even tho this is my 2nd time round BFing I am still a bit embarrased doing it in public, ignorant people need to change their perception I really believe starting early and introducing it in schools would start a whole generation off on the right foot.
i think it would be a good idea to teach it in schools at the right age and obviously not boobs flopped out everywhere lol but yeah i think it would be good they teach sex ed so why not baby ed - raising babys and breastfeeding the follo on from sex ed - think some colleges have some form of these if take on nursery courses ive seen girls walking round with dolls that act like real life babies crying etc x
thing with the mother and baby rooms its usually also the baby changing area so not surprisingly stink to high heaven at times. as someone else said, if i was breastfeeding, i'd rather do so in a nice cafe- i dont want to sit in a hot, airless little room that smells of stale pee and poo and eat lunch or whatever so why would a baby? lol people's attitudes need to change adults rather than kids so that mums can BF without feeling they being stared at like something from a freakshow- its one of the most natural things in the world after all! x x
I didn't know that they were also baby changing lol I do see your point about sitting in a nice cafe, but I don't think I would do it until I master the art of keeping my nipples hidden lol. I do believe it's every mother's right to feed her baby wherever she needs, but I'm not up for getting my boobs out. Obviously I will if my baby is hungry, but I'd rather keep hidden. They're my boobs, and I don't want anyone but me, my baby and my partner seeing them! x
when i had my first i intended to breastfeed but the midwives were so pushy and impatient with me and i could'nt get the hang of it. i did not have a very good experience so stopped after 24hours of trying as little one's sugar levels were getting really low and being a new mum i was feeling very guilty i couldnt do such a simple thing! i really regret it and think that it would be quiet a gud idea if they taught it at schools, but would you remember when you come to have children? some people dont have kids until their 40's and i only left school 4years ago and cant remember half the stuff i learnt lol
I believe very strongly in breast feeding and would be gutted if I don't get the right support to help me with getting it going correctly!!!
Maybe teaching it in schools would help as although you don't remember it all, things do come back to you, and what you learn when you are young sticks with you.
I am all for whipping them out in public to feed LO and believe it shouldn't be frowned upon... LO needs a feed doesn't he/she, why should they go hungry... .it's the most natural thing in the world, and our bodies are designed for it.
BUT ironically as a secondary teacher I would never do this in a school infront of the kids I teach, as wouldn't find it appropriate for kids to see my boobs. Rather contrary to the fact that I feel you shouldn't be ashamed and kids should learn about it in school isn't it!
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