thanks to the ‘tit nazi’ (ha ha) for her recent reminder of this topic, coz i finally got round to finding these posters and brochures, which shall be errm, kept as souvenirs and wisely used in future… whenever THAT is. 
tsk, SO propagandistic hor. *chuckles*
just to get me a little nostalgic once in a while. (especially when i see the freaking price of milk on the shelves these days. sigh.)
for more information the ‘tit nazi’ would be proud of, go to http://www.abas.org.sg.
nice and pink, just for the ladies. (ps: check out the video clips available! yes yes, totally un-p/o/r/n ones with real spurting bits, hehe. vair useful stuff, especially for new mums, e.g. on compression. man, i like this doctor, we really should have more of his kind around.)
this has been a public service announcement.
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ok, just because i *happened* to be surfing, i found a survey done in s’pore some years ago by HPB. excerpts i found interesting:
Muslim mothers were 6.7 times more likely to breastfeed their babies at 2 months compared to Buddhist/Taoist mothers. This might be related to Islam’s favourable stance towards breastfeeding—for example, the Quran (Chapter 2, Verse 233) decrees that ‘mothers shall give suck to their offspring for two whole years’ (Counsilman and Viegas, 1985). Christian mothers were also more likely to breastfeed their babies longer compared to Buddhist/Taoist mothers.
It is noteworthy that while the model for predicting continued breastfeeding at 2 months shows that Muslim mothers were more likely to breastfeed their babies compared to Buddhist/Taoist mothers, Malay mothers were less likely to breastfeed their babies compared to Chinese mothers. This apparent contradiction could be explained by the differing influences of ethnicity and religion on breastfeeding among different subgroups of respondents. Among the Malay mothers, all were Muslims—their ethnic and religious identities are thus closely intertwined. Among the Chinese mothers, their religious affiliations were more diverse—about half were Buddhist/Taoists, about a quarter were Christians, and another quarter had no religion. In addition, the shift towards Christianity in Singapore is most pronounced among the better educated Chinese (Singapore Department of Statistics, 2000), and better educated mothers tend to breastfeed their babies longer.
The survey found that 54.5% of the mothers did not receive advice on breastfeeding from health professionals during their pregnancy. However, this did not have a negative impact on breastfeeding duration in the current study. On the contrary, women who did not receive advice on breastfeeding from health professionals during pregnancy were more likely to breastfeed for a longer duration. Among the women in the survey who had not received advice on breastfeeding, the three mostly commonly cited sources of information were family members, friends and books. This suggests that family support and maternal knowledge are important. Not discounting the important role of health professionals in promoting breastfeeding, it might still be useful to provide women with credible information on breastfeeding as soon as possible as studies have shown that infant feeding decisions are made prior to delivery and such decision would influence the initiation and duration of breastfeeding
In summary, the results of this study show higher breastfeeding prevalence rates compared to past studies in Singapore. Despite this, exclusive breastfeeding is still not a common practice.
- full article here.
so in short:
1) muslim mums do better than buddhist/taoist mums, but malay mums don’t do as well as chinese mums, because the latter include christians who are *generally* better educated and informed. hmm, we really gotta step up, huh? melayu… boleh? :S
2) health professionals, and i’m guessing nurses and doctors here, are not necessarily the best people to turn to, but family members, friends and books (or rather, the world wide web!). so much for asking the ‘experts’, ha ha.
3) let’s hope the statistics rise (and keep rising) in the next few years.
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hi siz… the other day i was at KK visiting my guy’s sister who jus gave birth, i happen to “bongkar” the free gift bag and in one of the magazines, i saw a photo of u wen u were still pregnant. haha
however, i didnt see any brestfeeding posters anywhere.
wah lao, you’re everywhere! *greng grengg ala michele branch*
on a more serious note, i feel that the best support you can get is from family members & friends, that’s true, but in most cases, when family members either give the wrong kind of support or no support at all are being ‘blamed’ for the failure of these moms’ bfeeding efforts, they should think of seeing, no NOT nurses and no NOT doctors (coz yeah, they’re trained, but let’s face it, i’ve seen many of them dishing out crappy advice) but a certified lactation consultant (mcm dr jack newman tu!), before they throw in the towel.
To some people pulak, it’s a case of ‘nak seribu daya, tanak seribu dalih’. I do agree with your B*d*h s*mb*ng comment, some of them tak dpt ‘hidayah’ lagi tu, so kita doakan jelah dorang dpt hidayah next time
susu tet*k bagus dan sedap. yum yum.
well yeap, i think breastfeeding’s the way to go.. even tho i’m not married (yet), much less a mom, heh. but i do wanna be one you know, especially reading your motherhood entries cos i think it’s the best (no monetary pay) job in the world.
hmm no monetary pay eh? see it as an ‘investment’… who knows, when he’s older, he’ll get rich and buy us a big bungalow and nice retirement package? lol! but nahh, just to see them turn out into fine adults would probably be the best ‘payment’. insyaallah!
huda, do u miss your mummy’s susuteks? hehe!
anne, i dunno, there doesn’t seem to be many certified lactation consultants in spore, or at least, not melayu ones whom our community can turn to… or at least any that i know of lah. i was very lucky to have a supportive and knowledgeable tukang urut immediately after i came home who helped me gain confidence. and of cos, the frens who also gave encouragement, which meant a lot, coming from a family who’s clueless about the whole thing (except my grandmothers who were the only ones who ever did it!)…
hi syafiqah! haha that must have been a very old issue lah!
hehehe hana..rem this one?
teh-tek.. teh-tek..hehehe
hana, this brochures on PD clinic I saw on dat day I sent Arfan for jab.. I told u, rite
I’m still full breastfeed my son … eventhough still tough for my daily schedule, especially working hours..
my angmoh boss gives me full supports on breastfeeding .. They provide me extra room .. is newly renovation..
he knew abt bf mothers will be lesser taking time off.. the child wouldn’t offer get sick..
Gorgeous poster :p. My mum was in one too back in the eighties. back then there were even fewer breastfeeding mums. She forgot all about the poster until i reminded her of it and now she’s keen on finding it again. hehe Keep up the good work Hana (being a BF supporter and all).
. Oh well.. will keep on trying to go on for as long as i can i guess 
p/s: i’m also still fully bfing my 10 mth old Yazid but supply is really running low
wow hetty, yeah you shd really help your mum look for those posters! lemme know if you manage to find them!