am I, was I?

[MrsMoosickle]

In Tesco cafe, watched a young couple with a 6 month baby open at least 20 little UHT sachets of milk and pour them into their baby's bottle. I couldn't stand it and so eventually said that I had a carton of baby milk they could have. Was told to fuck off. Eeek. I sat back down and my DH now annoyed at me for interfering and creating a scene!

Was I, did I?

Thats the last.

Mrs M

Yes....imagine what she would have said if you'd offered some boob?

I know MJB...I sat back down wishing I had a quick response, but I actually had a lump in my throat through embarrassment. It was the fact that I got up, went over and then everyone saw what happened as i slunk back to a told you so supportive preach from DH.

They're the ones who should be embarrassed, not you!

imperial (as much as I like you) that's bollocks though. We know that the couple had enough money to get themselves a lunch in Tesco's cafe. We know that while they ate the food they had bought, they gave a 6MO baby freebie UHT milk to drink.

I think that screams of mistaken priorities.

Keeping up a reasonable diet to breastfeed doesn't sound like their top problem, does it?

actually you make good quality breastmilk whatever your standard of nutrition

True Hump,
Also it's not madly expensive to maintain a healthy diet, grow your own veg., homemade bread, etc., Cave women didn't have Tescos or the like !

define 'baby' - people call toddlers 'baby'.

And you know, as well meaning as you were, perhaps they were really short of money, couldnt afford to buy milk and you came across as just a bit patronising. As judgy-pants as you are here, perhaps your tone wasnt all it might have been. Or you might have been Mother-Earth personified. Perhaps they were utterly embarassed.

I don't think your instinct to help was U, but even if you thought you were calm you probably didn't come across that way, I wouldn't have! I'd not have been able to hide my judgemental patronising put downs and even if I had, my face would have gone red and my nostrils flared so it would be obvious I heartedly disapproved!

Best left. The child will probably grow up fit and strong and healthy and its mother will be on here one day sayin "UHT cartons never did my lad any harm, he's so strong he's serving a stretch for ABH as we speak so hardly weak".... meh.