Supernanny Misleads on Breastfeeding
Supernanny's Book and Show Preview Already Have AP Parents Upset
During this time in the show it isn't uncommon for the children to rebel, which leads you to wonder if they are acting out more so because of the cameras or not. Then Supernanny Frost leaves the family to practice the techniques that she has shown them. For this part of the show, the family usually makes choices that Supernanny Frost does not agree with completely and she returns to help them once again. The show comes to an end at this point with a short follow up of the family and how things for them have overall gotten better because of Supernanny Frost's visit.
Tonight's preview clearly shows Supernanny Frost advising a mom to not continue to breastfeed her baby because by breastfeeding she is causing part of the problem of attachment with the child. It is no wonder that she is stating something like this. Here are 5 quotes from her book, entitled Supernanny.
Page 21, "if you give a breastfed baby a bottle at 11 PM, she can hold out until 4 AM before she needs another."
Page 124, "If you do decide to bottle-feed... Your child will still be getting everything he needs."
Page 127, "Four to five months is the right sort of time to start your baby on solid food."
Page 130, "With your baby's nutritional needs increasingly met by solid food... his demands for a milk feeding, breast or bottle, may start to tail off naturally..."
Page 130, "More often, a breastfed baby will continue to want a 'feeding' even when your supply is next to nothing... what she wants is the continued comfort of the breast, not the milk itself... She's using the nipple as pacifier."
Some of this information is outdated and the rest is completely wrong. Parents who breastfeed beyond infancy and are of the AP community are extremely upset about the book's misinformed information and now the TV show broadcasting this advice for many moms to see. The letters will be pouring into ABC and the publishers of the book have already begun to receive emails set up by ProMom.org. New and young impressionable moms may read or watch these statements and that is what has everyone frustrated. AP may not be the mainstream parenting technique right now so unfortunately it appears that the wrong word is the word that is reaching everyone.
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14 Comments
Post a CommentGreat article! I watch Supernanny anytime its on. I'm always open to advice, because I'm in the process of trying to start a family. I had no clue that she was giving outdated information! Hopefully the editors will realize this and fix it!
Melissa W-Like you, I received all sorts of unsolicited advice when I became a mom. If I had listened to the advice, I'd have stopped nursing at 2 months, and I doubt anyone would have pitched in to pay for the formula they thought was so great or any of the resulting doctor bills. I went with my gut feelings, and my dd didn't have to see the doctor (other than well visits) until she was 17 months old (and I'm certain that was a vaccine reaction not separate illness). Plus, I saved thousands of $$$$ feeding breastmilk, which cost nothing.
This is just......sad. It's unfortunate that so many stressed, sleep-deprived moms will actually follow this advice. I think it's sad any time a mom stops listening to her inner voice in lieu of an alleged expert. Why don't people understand that feeding recommendations for formula vs. breastmilk are so incredibly different.
Great article! I had no idea that SuperNanny was offering up all this inaccurate information. I'm glad you wrote on this and hope others will realize that's she's not right.
I can't stand that woman! She's mean, and now she's a moron to boot. UGH! I wish she'd read some of my articles on breastfeeding... they're based on actual FACT, not mainstream bullcrap.
Supernanny is just one person with her own views. But when a person is in her sort of spot light and she knows she is giving advice to people, she really should be careful about what she says. Hopefully most people ignore her advice and ask a professional what's the right thing to do.
I didn't see the episode that you are referring to, but I typically enjoy watching Supernanny. I definitely don't agree with the excerpts you posted from you book. When my daughter was born, I got all sorts of unsolicited advice. I had never heard of attachment parenting, but as I started looking into it, I realized that it fell in line with a lot of the things that I felt and was already doing. Plenty of people criticized me for that and warned me about all of the problems my daughter would have down the road.
superstupidnanny >:(
I seen a lot of wrong with what she has considered right. She should not be giving advice that women should be getting from their doctors. I do agree with some of her discipline techniques but not much of anything else. Thank you for writing this article and I can tell that there will be a lot of mothers and fathers writing letters, I included. I didn't know who to contact and now I do.
What a bunch of unsubstantiated BS! Supernanny needs a Super Editor.