Upcoming Supernanny show - Page 3

[AngelBee]

Originally Posted by stelly

I think everyone should calm down until they actually SEE the show.

Sometimes the previews/trailers are totally out of context to the actual episode. Like on Wife Swap when they play up the trailers to make it look like there's an all-out battle, but when you watch the show, it's nothing.

Watch the episode and then write in if needed. Why on earth would they take our letters seriously if they haven't even aired the episode?!?!

Good point

[Kelly1216]

I sooo just posted a thread about this is TOA! And I was coming over here to x-post it! I think I'm going to be at work, but I hope someone watches it and gives feedback here!

[MommytoHHH]

My DVR blurb says the babe is 17 months old... not that it matters...

I have it set to record.

[~Ryleigh's Mommy~]

I don't really need to watch the show to know it has horrible info. They show the mom nursing and saying she is "STILL breastfeeding at 14 months" and then the announcer says "Someone get this baby a bottle!"

That's enough for me.

[katja]

Originally Posted by ~Ryleigh's Mommy~

They show the mom nursing and saying she is "STILL breastfeeding at 14 months" and then the announcer says "Someone get this baby a bottle!"

I was trying to ignore this topic, but OMG, the TV world is just so DUMB!

[bjbunny]

should I watch or not

I just saw the commercial and knew I could come here to comment.

I just told my husband the catch line - and he said what is wrong with that?! I am so confused about this show. I have seen some things I like - mostly consistency & having a united front as parents. I don't remember seing the show with the co-sleeping family. Anyway - I want to watch the show to see what the deal is - at the same time I am not sure if I want to help their ratings or advertisers by watching...

On another note - I work full-time and consider myself AP. I am fortunate enough that my mom can can help out when my children are sick and picks them up early from a daycare - so that don't have to stay super late. The one thing that helped me survive the fact that I have to work was and is breastfeeding & co-sleeping. Tonite after a long day the last thing MY 14 MTH OLD saw was his mom holding him and looking into his eyes as he drifted off to sleep. How great is that! I also feel it takes the pain of having to leave him away - its like it didn't happen bc here we at the same point as when we started the day in the same position. When I see his eyes droop (and roll back a little). I whisper to him "all is right with the world again"

I fear for the what people might think. Its amazing what people think about extended nursing. I hope it doesn't have a negative effect. We shall see.

[~Mamaterra~]

Originally Posted by stelly

I think everyone should calm down until they actually SEE the show.

Sometimes the previews/trailers are totally out of context to the actual episode. Like on Wife Swap when they play up the trailers to make it look like there's an all-out battle, but when you watch the show, it's nothing.

Watch the episode and then write in if needed. Why on earth would they take our letters seriously if they haven't even aired the episode?!?!

I'm sorry but I saw the trailer and the "supernanny" says "14 months old and STILL on the boob...get that baby a bottle"!!!

Seriously mamas, why the hell aren't we outraged here?!?!

I don't care what kind of context that is said in...it just ain't right!!!

I nearly, no word of a lie, almost got physically sick after watching that trailer as I screamed at the TV. Unf*ckingbelieveable!!!

Damn straight I will be writing the producers and making as big of a stink as possible...and I am surprised at the laidback attitude being expressed here, with the exception of a few.

The only solace I took tonight when I saw that trailer was "wait until I can post at MDC...at least they will share my outrage. I suppose I spoke a little too soon....

[Nature]

Originally Posted by cdnmom

The only solace I took tonight when I saw that trailer was "wait until I can post at MDC...at least they will share my outrage. I suppose I spoke a little too soon....

I'm with ya!

[stelly]

Originally Posted by cdnmom

The only solace I took tonight when I saw that trailer was "wait until I can post at MDC...at least they will share my outrage. I suppose I spoke a little too soon....

I'm only one person..... plenty of other people share your sense of outrage at the trailer.

I just think we don't know what the story behind the comment is. Absolutely it looks as though it's wrong, and absolutely it is not responsible for ABC to air a trailer like that - people will see that and not catch the show and it will reinforce their beliefs that extended breastfeeding is wrong.

But my point was, letters to the company and sponsors will be stronger if sent after the show, fully detailing all the complaints. Right now all people can send are notes saying "your trailers show 20 seconds of a show which I think is going to be anti-extended breastfeeding". Hardly the greatest position from which to argue a point, in my opinion.

And perhaps the premise of the show is something we're not realising - like the mother says she has to stop breastfeeding for whatever reason (maybe she smokes? drinks? can't pump and is going back to work?) but isn't managing it.... Perhaps what the nanny really said was "Still breastfeeding at 14 months even though the child is really allergic to her milk! Someone get this baby a bottle!".... Or maybe not...

If it is as horribly mis-informed and mis-managed as the trailer suggests, I will be right there with you all sending a note to whoever at ABC/Ricochet TV.

[Brown Lioness]

Just wanted to say, as a mommy to be one day, that I used to watch SuperNanny and be all for her CIO technique to get babies to go to sleep (for some stoopid reason i thought it made sense).

But then I started learning about AP and CIO and how wrong it is and now im so glad i know better now, but now when i DO catch the show, its horrifying what this nanny wants these mothers to do sometimes.

I also worry about how this will impact me when i do start having children and how my parents or hubby's parents think we're crazy for not practicing the techniques that the SuperNanny employs. Im thinkin, now i gotta fight with them that much more over bs. :

[Nature]

I hear mothers every day praising that show for this and that. ugh.

[G8P4]

To me it just shows how mainstream bottles are. At 14 months, NO baby needs a bottle. Even a baby who hasn't had a drop of breastmilk in his or her life. There is an arguable danger in introducing this baby to a bottle, from the point of view of teeth, jaw and facial development, even otitis media risk.

[Summerland]

I could not believe this commercial!! I was going to come and start a thread hear.

[msumomma]

I like this show usually too. What day is this one supposed to air? I will watch it and write to the show if necessary.

[memory maker]

Originally Posted by msumomma

I like this show usually too. What day is this one supposed to air? I will watch it and write to the show if necessary.

its on monday night

I about died when I head the announcer "give that baby a bottle." WHAT??

the one thing that I dont like about the supernanny show is that she puts kids in the "naughty corner" I dont like that term at all! I think it focuses too much on the fact that the child is naughty not the behavior. So is this baby going to be put in the "naughty corner" for wanting to nurse?

[sapphire_chan]

*sigh* What we really need is some of the MDC nannies to start a show. : I'd totally watch a show on parenting run by SupraKid

[RomanGoddess]

Originally Posted by G8P4

To me it just shows how mainstream bottles are. At 14 months, NO baby needs a bottle. Even a baby who hasn't had a drop of breastmilk in his or her life. There is an arguable danger in introducing this baby to a bottle, from the point of view of teeth, jaw and facial development, even otitis media risk.

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[crunchy_mama]

I was coming to post about this as well. Regardless of what the show ends up saying ABC and the producers of this show are saying with their previews that "extended" (which is absurd to link that to 14 m.o., but I digress) is unnatural and harmful. They are saying bottles are preferrable. This is not acceptable. This sends the message to all those moms out there that maybe just maybe made it to a year and are still bf'ing that they need to stop. It totally ignores the health, and emotional benefits. It is another source for people to cite in addition to the many uneducated peds out there that say women should at least stop bf'ing by a year. It just makes me so freaking furious. Regardless of whether the mom is ready to stop bf'ing (which is her choice) that doesn't make the act itself wrong or bad and focusing on that sensationalism for whatever reason is damaging to moms and babies.

[JesseMomme]

My Dh was telling me about this yesterday with the exact details everyone is citing, and he said "I knew I'd see that look on your face". I'm trying to reserve judgement until I see the show, but I agree that the way the preview was cut and edited totally enforces the idea that extended breastfeeding is entirely wrong...an idea that goes over easily in this USofA culture.

[truelife]

Thank you for posting all of the shows information.

I was outraged when I saw the trailer, but I do want to wait until after I see the show to write. I'm sure I will have a very long list of things to say by the time it's over.

While my heart breaks for this family, and the many other families who will never be educated on the AP way, we could definitely use this show as a way to talk to people about our choices.