AIBU to be shocked at

[MrSpoc]

Just found out that large retail chaines, i.e Tesco, boots do not give you reward points if you buy formula milk.

Apprarantly its because they think it is un ethical? and want to promote Breast is best

ok i havent read the whole thread, got to p5, but whoever made the comment about scanning norks, you made me lol and spit my tea out fantastic.

what i will say is re the guilt thing, i have 5 children.

ds1 bfed for 18mths, ds2 bfed for almost 4 years, ds3 bfed for 3 years, ds4 for 3/4mth and dd for 8 wks, i did what worked for EACH child and ME and my circumstances, is bfeeding best, of course it is BUT you have to balance that with what is WORKING, ie if baby and mum are happy and healthy etc, sometimes it doesnt work out.

do mums feel guilty, of course they do BUT it is INAPPROPRIATE guilt! i learnt this the hard way! do i feel guilty now, god no, ihave 5 happy, healthy children, whom i love to bits and i choose NOT to feel guilty.

it seems to me that whenever there is a debate on bf/ff that GUILT plays a huge part in helping to create arguments over the issue. its such an emotive issue and i get that but i really think that sometime people need to step back and not be so emotive.

Dabbers at the ready everyone!

[clinks glasses with beertricks]

MAYBE MrsSpoc might feel a bit better if her idiot DH lavished some time and attention on her on valentine's day instead of getting involved in futile wrangling wwhere he is clearly out of his depth.

I know that if I was her and feeling crap about not being able to BF I'd appreciate someone giving the DC a bottle, bringing me a LARGE while I have a bath and then cooking me a nice dinner.

Just something to ponder upon spocky.

FFS, if Tesco were going to choose not to sell anything deemed unethical then they'd have to remove most of their products from their shelves (anything made by Nestle or a subsidiary, factory-farmed meat, most things non-fair trade) and take a good long look at themselves to boot

Oh also Cow & Gate = Aptamil apparently, if that helps in future shopping trips OP.

TBH people, I think MrSpoc just likes to cause/prolong an argument. I was on another thread recently where he was arguing vehemently about Ofsted legislation with regard to childminders and CRB checks. He was, of course, adamant that he was right. Until the point where he actually phoned them so that he could prove his right(eous)ness...then had to back down as he'd actually been wrong! (Gasp! Yes, really!)