Motrin bashes baby wearing - Page 5

[momo7]

Originally Posted by transformed

I am not saying you shouldnt carry your baby in a carrier, but it seems to me that they do cause a huge strain on your body. (And if Motrin was doing this just to make money, you'd think they would be advocating babywearing.)

Do they not cause back problems? Biologically I don't see how it wouldn't cause issues.

It strikes me as odd that motrin even has a position on this topic.

My carriers hurt my back like heck though! Maybe its just me.

Maybe it does for alot of people. My Maya sling just about kills me when I wear it. I thought maybe I've been wearing it wrong, but I wear it exactly like it says to in the insructional video and still I end up having to take it off after about an hour or so of striaght wearing it. At the end of a whole day wearing it, it makes me want to take a whole bottle of pain killers.

[rzberrymom]

Originally Posted by LBMarie9

looks like they removed the ad from online.

Yeah!!!!

[hotmamacita]

Originally Posted by transformed

I am not saying you shouldnt carry your baby in a carrier, but it seems to me that they do cause a huge strain on your body. (And if Motrin was doing this just to make money, you'd think they would be advocating babywearing.)

Do they not cause back problems? Biologically I don't see how it wouldn't cause issues.

It strikes me as odd that motrin even has a position on this topic.

My carriers hurt my back like heck though! Maybe its just me.

I know I am jumping in late here but no...I never felt strain not even double pouching my twins. I used a baby bjorn with my first and pouches with the rest. The pouches were the most comfortable things to me and so helpful with my twins.

I am really confused why Motrin even said that in an ad. What an absurd thing to say. What about those baby buckets. They are hard to carry and hurt your arm AND your back when you do.

[Layna]

Originally Posted by Getz

Being condescending will help them sell product? Ok, whatever. My boobs weigh more than any baby I wore, and I have my boobs on me 24/7! Where is their condescending ad about that??

Did you guys see this response? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpqpAGLS2t4

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[medaroge]

I just got an e-mail from Motrin saying they are ending the ad campaign!

[Cuddlebaby]

wouldn't it be in Motrin's best interest to ENCOURAGE something that is (supposedly) painful? I don't understand at all. Why slam babywearing? why not encourage it and push their stinkin' product? Are they and the stroller makers in bed with each other?

[Cuddlebaby]

Originally Posted by Layna

Did you guys see this response? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpqpAGLS2t4

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OOH this is GOOD!!

[Arwyn]

Originally Posted by Cuddlebaby

wouldn't it be in Motrin's best interest to ENCOURAGE something that is (supposedly) painful? I don't understand at all. Why slam babywearing? why not encourage it and push their stinkin' product? Are they and the stroller makers in bed with each other?

I don't think they thought they were slamming it.

[smeisnotapirate]

Originally Posted by Arwyn

I don't think they thought they were slamming it.

I disagree. I think they slammed it because they wanted to appeal to moms who DON'T babywear. Most mothers still don't babywear and think it's weird, and by saying "we think it's a trend" and "we're here so these poor moms who are silly enough to do this for however long this trend lasts" they let non-babywearing moms and go back to whatever they were doing, thinking "Motrin is all about moms."

They would NEVER put out ANYTHING about those bucket seats because the condescending tone of the ad would be seen as anti-mom. They chose babywearing because it's still NOT mainstream.

IMO, of course.

[annettemarie]

Have you all seen the latest letter from Motrin?
http://www.motrin.com/

There's also an interesting blog entry here that discusses it from a marketing perspective.