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In the news this week is the report due to be published on Follow On Milk ads
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8340328.stm
What do you think?  Are these ads misleading?  Do you think they encourage women to bottle feed?  Do they suggest to you that folow on milks are better than breast after 6 months?
Have your say in the comments box
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The new Cadishead Support Group is celebrating opening with a launch event on
29th September 2009 from 9.30-11.30am.
It is at Cadishead Children’s Centre, Allotment Road, Cadishead, M44 5AW
All mums, babies, and mums to be welcome.
Free Food and Free Raffle.
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3 new support groups have opened their doors in Salford so why not go and check them out sometime soon.
They are in Cadishead, Lower Broughton and the Height – details can be found to the right
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I just thought I’d say a massive THANK YOU to all you lovely people who have logged in and had a look at the site so far.  I’ve been overwelmed by the support I’ve had from Salford and beyond so keep checking in and seeing how the site develops.
Coming soon – the mums stories page.  [...]

The BBC reported today that Nutricia has been told that its advertisements were misleading to consumers and therefore illegal. Nutricia trade as both Cow and Gate and Milupa were told to remove advertisement that claimed they could “support the immune system”.
Check out the full report here
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This artilce appeared in the Telegraph on 20th July:
Michael Kramer, a professor of paediatrics who has advised the World Health Organisation and Unicef, said that much of the evidence used to persuade mothers to breastfeed was out of date.
He said evidence that breastfeeding protects against obesity was flawed.
Another expert [...]

Following an interesting phone  conversation today I would like to make clear the following:
This site is not linked in any way to the NHS or Salford PCT or the Salford Breastmates.
The site in an independent source of information for mothers written by mothers.  The Boobdudes admin is not a health professional but has over 3 [...]

So this is the new Breastmates site.  Over the next few weeks hopefully some articles and other exciting things will appear.  I’d love some help from my fellow boob dudes so if you want to write a blog about why you’re a breastmate, or introduce yourself, or have some photos from your group it would [...]