Flight Attendant's List of Gross Things
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| Thu, 01-24-2013 - 2:44pm |
Apparently, a group of flight attendants got together and listed their top ten gross things seen on a flight and two of the ten include something related to breastfeeding. I saw the list here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-keagle/the-top-ten-gross-things-airplanes_b_2505038.html
Other "gross things" on the list are poopy tissues, blankets with snot on it, gross panties found in the seat pocket, and other things that are actually gross.
One of her breastmilk "ickies" is when some poor mother's frozen milk thawed and started leaking from her bag. I just feel bad for that mom on that one. I think if the other one is true (woman with both breasts exposed to pump), then that is iffy for me, but her list sounds a bit embellished. I can't imagine anyone doing that on an airplane. But is it really as gross as the other things on the list?
- Do breastfeeding moms really need to be told this? 6
- Getting a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer 3
- Rant from In-Your-Face Formula Feeder 2
- Breastfeeding Diet: What to Eat 1
- Another baby at my house needing formula? 5
- Breastfeeding vs formula: Should the state step in? 4
- Shanna Moakler: "Breastfeeding is incestual." 6
- Is Your Baby Part of a Risky Science Experiment? 2
- Role of IBCLC 1
- Breastfeeding "too long" may increase iron deficiency? 1
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<<Since they recommend moms with HIV don't breastfeed, I'd say another's breastmilk is a bodily fluid I don't want to come into contact with!>>
That recommendation is changing:
Breastfeeding And HIV: Breast Milk Destroys HIV, Prevents Oral Transmission [Study]
When the mice were exposed to the virus through the breast milk from HIV-negative mothers. None of the mice acquired the disease, meaning that breast milk exhibits a complete inhibitory effect on virus infectivity. In other words, in terms of breastfeeding and HIV, breast milk destroys the HIV virus, thus preventing the oral transmission of the disease.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/256491/breastfeeding-and-hiv-breast-milk-destroys-hiv-prevents-oral-transmission-study/#p5mxYQjcEJ4UM7rp.99
~*~ Catherine - CL of the Breastmilk vs. Formula Debate Board
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I agree. Since they recommend moms with HIV don't breastfeed, I'd say another's breastmilk is a bodily fluid I don't want to come into contact with!
http://aids.about.com/od/womensresources/a/breastfeedrisks.htm
I don't want to be in contact with anyone else's body fluids if I can help it ;)
On a visceral level - I agree. But when you think about it breastmilk isn't like blood or snot. It is so loaded with antibacterial qualities that it shouldn't be seen as a bodily fluid. It should be seen as formula or cow's milk. Still gross, but not disease spreading.
Chelsea
"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open."
I have been on many flights in my many years and most of that I haven't seen or heard about. Sitting in the jump seat I know is a no no, but I can't imagine someone peeing on the seat.
I have breastfed all my children in various places. One that comes to mind is sitting in the laundry room at a camp ground with my two girls and one was only 3wks old, the other 2 1/2 ish and I was tandem nursing. The big one on the bottom and her sister laying on top of her. A woman came in to check on her laundry and did a double take and then we struck up a conversation. Those two I tandem nursed for another couple of years, and usually I would get into some interesting conversations.
I have nursed on planes, keeps them happy, quiet and their ears popped. I HAVE changed them on the small fold down tray..I have yet to see a changing table in an airplane bathroom! Trust me it is pretty tricky to get them changed on a tray table hahaha
Most of the other stories sound like hyperbole.
I agree that the list seems embellished. I honestly can't imagine some of those things taking place on a crowded airplane. Blech! However, I don't think you can even compare the two breastfeeding points with the others. I feel horrible for the mother with the leaking breastmilk. Obviously that wasn't done on purpose. If the woman was pumping as she described (which I highly doubt!), then of course she could have been more discreet. But comparing that to peeing in a seat or putting tissues used as toilet paper back in the box (gag!) back in the box- yeah, not even close...