The Mommies Network Bottles
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The Mommies Network (www.themommiesnetwork.org) runs a network of online discussion forums that extend across the United States and into Canada. The focus of the Mommies Network is to connect local mothers through restricted, local online discussion forum communities.
The Mommies Network sites place an image beneath every username in every post to indicate how many posts a member has made. This image changes from time to time. One of the images in regular rotation is that of a baby's bottle. The more posts a member makes, the more bottles that appear under that member's name.
Whereas many mothers never make use of baby bottles;
Whereas many mothers feel that a row of baby bottles beneath her name is not appropriate;
Whereas there are many alternative icons to use instead of baby bottles;
Whereas breastfeeding is not represented by any of the images in regular rotation;
Whereas the images of baby bottles can be construed to be glamorizing of bottle-feeding and promoting a certain method of infant feeding;
Whereas using a bottle as a symbol of motherhood or babyhood reinforces the mistaken cultural idea that all babies need bottles;
Whereas mothers who wish to connect to other mothers in their community should not be made to feel uncomfortable by an unnecessarily controversial symbol being placed under their name;
THEREFORE, we, the undersigned, do petition The Mommies Network to remove the baby bottle from the rotation of images to appear under members' usernames.
The Mommies Network sites place an image beneath every username in every post to indicate how many posts a member has made. This image changes from time to time. One of the images in regular rotation is that of a baby's bottle. The more posts a member makes, the more bottles that appear under that member's name.
Whereas many mothers never make use of baby bottles;
Whereas many mothers feel that a row of baby bottles beneath her name is not appropriate;
Whereas there are many alternative icons to use instead of baby bottles;
Whereas breastfeeding is not represented by any of the images in regular rotation;
Whereas the images of baby bottles can be construed to be glamorizing of bottle-feeding and promoting a certain method of infant feeding;
Whereas using a bottle as a symbol of motherhood or babyhood reinforces the mistaken cultural idea that all babies need bottles;
Whereas mothers who wish to connect to other mothers in their community should not be made to feel uncomfortable by an unnecessarily controversial symbol being placed under their name;
THEREFORE, we, the undersigned, do petition The Mommies Network to remove the baby bottle from the rotation of images to appear under members' usernames.
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50 signatures
Goal: 50
Latest Signatures
17 December 2015
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27 August 2015
46.
Katie H
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My baby, who is nearly two, has never had a bottle!
Current member of a Mommies Network site?
No
City, State
Virginia Beach, Virginia
3 August 2015
21 June 2015
2 June 2015
43.
Colleen M
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Lets go in together and fund a billboard of a mother breastfeeding. That would get a few looks I'm certain.
Current member of a Mommies Network site?
No
18 May 2015
42.
Rene D
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I'm a mother of 3, and have yet to use a single bottle.
Current member of a Mommies Network site?
No
City, State
Wyoming
5 May 2015
15 March 2015
7 March 2015
39.
Tonda K
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Sorry, out of my nine babies I only breast fed one. None of my children follow the norms when it comes to the negatives associated with bottle feeding. The one breastfed...has terrible allergies! Go figure. However, why would I want to be associated with
13 February 2015
38.
Patty A
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AM member, breastfeeding mother
Current member of a Mommies Network site?
No
City, State
Graham, NC
20 January 2015
3 January 2015
22 December 2014
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29 May 2014
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4 January 2014
23 December 2013
28.
Alicia V
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I am a member of Alamance Mommies (NC) where I have complained about this issue before. My husband and I created some alternative rank icons which I have seen in the rotation now. I have not seen the bottles on our site for several months now. :)
Current
20 December 2013
27.
Jessica A
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I am personally offended by the bottles- I'm a breastfeeding momma who has never used bottles and would appreciate to see something else, or at least non-formula promoting!
City, State
Hampton, VA
11 December 2013
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