Jodie,
Not only is BellyBelly a gentle parenting website and currently the #6 family website in Australia (so what I am doing people are obviously liking) but being in the position that I am, running this website, I see it as my duty to give mothers information on both sides of the fence, and accurate information at that. 800 studies for goodness sakes. I absolutely would not like someone not to tell me something in fear of offending me, especially when it could have such health effects as this or anything else. This woman posted asking for advice, saying she was getting pressure from family, but she was happy doing what she was doing, you are only promoting what she doesn't like doing.
I think the problem here is that people feel attacked or guilty for their choices, and I shouldn't need to censor myself for the sake of that. People have a right to know, and if it stirs up emotions in some then that can't be helped. I am sure there are also many people out there who are finding this great information and it will help them make their own decisions. My daughter was extremely unsettled for over two years and has an anxiety problem which explains this, but I got through it. Its like labour, with good support and resources, women can do anything. So just giving them one answer is not what I like to do because there is never one way to do anything.
Its unfortunate that you dont like what I am posting because its not what you do, but I am not attacking you or your choices. I am only providing information, as you did, as to what is involved with CC. Because it is possible it wont work for someone with only 8% of mums finding it to work. We're all entitled to our opinions, so if anyone wants to dispute anything I say then I don't mind, that's what this is all about. If one person posts questioning something, then there are probably others and I am more than happy to explain myself.
Nothing is stopping anyone from joining pro-CC forums out there, BubHub have one.
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