THIS IS WHY I GET PISSED OFF WITH MUMS NET SOMETIMES!!!

[amijee]

Instead of helping people with genuine queries it is fast becoming a soap box ( and i'm on one now!)

I posted a thread and bumped it - and still only got one reply. Others have been in similar situations asking questions about their feeding methods. And yet, when there is something contoversial...such as nursing a 7 yr old ...or bottle vs breast feeding...there are literally hundreds of posts.

I wish these breast feeders would stop fighting their bloody corner all the time and actually help people who need help!

[moljam]

what was your original post about?

[lulumama]

i am not a breastfeeder..so i tend not to answer unless i know the answer IFYSWIM....why not do a link here to the thread and see if you get more replies...?

[NomDePlume]

amy, why dont you link to your original thread hee ?

[Lio]

That's a shame - maybe your question had been asked by someone else quite recently?

[GoingQuietlyMad]

I tend not to post unless I really think I know what I am talking about, and I suspect that a lot of people are like that.

Bad advice is sometimes worse than none.

[auntymandy]

can I help?
I avoid breastfeeding/bottle feeding weaning posts as much as possible!!
Its each to their own and I'm not a do gooder.
I breast fed mine simply because it was cheaper and I needed to be less organised!!!

[auntymandy]

oh and so I could sit down every couple of hours

[Kelly1978]

well it was a bit rude of you to bump without even acknowledging the reply you had, that might have put people off a bit.

[FrannyandZucchini]

Amijee do you still need help or are you just letting off steam? I am sorry you feel cross that more people are posting on the 7 year old thread than on yours, but of course it is an issue that lots of people feel very strongly about. Do remember we are just ordinary mothers on here, relaxing and passing the time - if you want instant specialist breastfeeding advice you would be better off phoning LLL or the NCT breastfeeding support line.

[moljam]

aaahh,just seen original post.i only bf for 5/6 weeks so dont even try to offer advice on bf.

[MegaLegs]

here's your thread Like Kelly said it would have been polite to aknowledge Sallyrosie's reply before bumping and then starting a ranter!

[madmarchhare]

People use MN for lots of different reasons amijee.

[MegaLegs]

acknowledge

[harpsichordcarrier]

wellI did look at your original thread and didn't think I could help much but in truth I was rather put off by your failure to acknowledge the post.
A bit rude, imo.

[Lio]

Ah, it's a very specific question isn't it? I would ask my b/f counsellor. If you don't know one, you can call your health visitor and she will put you in touch.

[lulumama]

well, i wouldn;t have been able to answer that question..

it is kinder to thank someone for posting before bumping...seems a bit dismissive of their advice otherwise...

and 'controversial' threads, by their very nature get more replies than a very specific breast feeding questions.

HTH!

[chester30]

if you mention hamsters you will definately get a response! People want to help - this has always been my experience!

[RanToTheHills]

agree it's just bloody rude to ignore someone's reply. really hate it when people fail to acknowledge the time I've put in to help them!
And you did get a reply anyway, so what's the problem?

MN's give & take, isn't it?
Can't expect immediate & relevant reply but often you get it anyway, the beauty of MN! It depends obviously on subject/time of day/luck as to who's online etc

[hotmama]

I've started lots of threads asking for advice - sometimes I get responses sometimes I don't - but I don't take it personally. If I bump I usually put something like "Thanks for the advice - anyone else?"

If I can't answer I don't post. I have always found La Leche to be very helpful re bf advice - why don't you contact someone local?

Also, I have found the time of day that I post makes a world of difference - sometimes mnet is just quiet.

[hunkermunker]

bump!

[amijee]

you people amaze me!

[CountessDracula]

Also maybe because there have been a billion threads on this sort of thing already, a lot of people probably just thing "search the archive why don't you?"

However I don't think there have been any about breastfeeding 7yos!

[RanToTheHills]

??
In a good way, I'm sure!

[RanToTheHills]

that was to amjee

[MegaLegs]

Why? People have tried to help.