[Janice in Canada]

Here's the link to the new National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign ads - see box on right of page for video, audio and print ads.

http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/breastfeeding/

Janice

 

[rareimer]

am i the only one who couldn't view the video clips? a window popped up, but nothing ever came up, even though Windows said it was done loading.

 

[mthomas]

i saw it. I think it is wonderful, fabulous, excellent that this campaign was launched!! But after seeing them, I feel the originals wouldve shocked people into paying attention more. i think some mamas would trade the perceived convienace of bottle feeding for the earaches and such, but might think a little bit harder abt the luekemia and diabetes.

 

[1Plus2]

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Originally Posted by rareimer am i the only one who couldn't view the video clips? a window popped up, but nothing ever came up, even though Windows said it was done loading.

I had problems viewing them too. I could hear them but not see them.

 

[karlin]

I had to open them using Internet Explorer instead of Mozilla (which I usually use).

 

[GeorgiaGalHeidi]

Good ads, however, I wish they were able to list more risks in the voice over than just diarrea, respitory illnesses, and ear infections....what about diabetes, allergies, etc. Good step, but I wish they were never tampered with at all.

 

[1Plus2]

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaGalHeidi Good ads, however, I wish they were able to list more risks in the voice over than just diarrea, respitory illnesses, and ear infections....what about diabetes, allergies, etc. Good step, but I wish they were never tampered with at all.

I wish they would also push the SIDS statistic. It just totally sucks that they had to water it down so much. It makes me so sad...and ANGRY!!

 

[TigerTail]

yeah, i think 'death' is worth mentioning too; sad to say, there are mothers who think trading off diarrhea and ear infections to avoid bfing is acceptable.

suse

 

[Sustainer]

So it's gone from "formula fed babies are more likely to get cancer" to "breastfed babies are less likely to get diarrhea?" I am SO disgusted.

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We should all be writing letters expressing our outrage. This is totally unacceptable.

 

[yanksNYC]

so glad to know others share my outrage!! (posted in an earlier thread).

I think I have simmered down enough to begin some letter writing again. (Though a FAT lot of good it did the first time around -- we wrote letters months ago asking them not to water down the camapign....)

At least 20/20 did a good story...

Heidi

 

[Sustainer]

well, maybe they watered it down less than they would have... who knows

let's not give up

 

[yanksNYC]

o, no, we'll NEVER give up, don't worry 'bout that.

we may have lost a battle, but the war ain't over.

Heidi

BTW, I was on 4women.gov and found info on "community" programs that are pat of the overall campaign. - http://www.4woman.gov/owh/community.htm I found a local peron and emailed to see if they need volunteers. Just because there ads are now junked, doesn't mean we can't make OTHER parts of the "campaign" work, right?

 

[MA mommy]

When will the ads be on tv? I can't wait for my dh to see them! I've been talking about this forever it seems like.