Some things we cannot talk about
It is hardly illegal to be unable to breastfeed or to give your child formula. However, it is illegal to provide information about alternatives to breastfeeding through marketing.
The 1177 Vårdguiden website has good information about breastfeeding and alternatives to breastfeeding. They write this about not being able or willing to breastfeed:
‘Sometimes breastfeeding does not work and sometimes it is never an option. The baby is then given expressed breast milk or formula instead. It’s important not to feel guilty or ashamed if you can’t or won’t breastfeed. How good a parent you are has nothing to do with whether you breastfeed or not. It is more important that you and your baby feel good together.”
It is hardly illegal to be unable to breastfeed or to give your child formula. However, it is illegal to provide information about alternatives to breastfeeding through marketing.
We meet Filippa, an entrepreneur and new mother of two, to talk about the first days of motherhood. She has founded and runs HumbleBummies – a new diaper brand to challenge the giants in the market. With her young son Sverre in a baby carrier on her chest, she works to launch her products.
WHO rekommenderar uteslutande amning under de första 6 månaderna. UNNA stödjer detta till fullo liksom fortsatt amning tillsammans med introduktion av en varierad kost enligt råd från barnhälsovården.
The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. UNNA fully supports this as well as continued breastfeeding along with the introduction of a varied diet as advised by child health services.