To think you should be able to sue your mum if you weren't breastfed

[Richocet]

and have suffered health consequences that could have been prevented by breastfeeding?

And why the fuck should they please?

Yes, I think this is something that Iran have right. This isn't to say I agree with all they do BTW.

Formula now exists to make people rich

Or mabey posters like you should stop writing such nasty tripe, to even think such a way speaks volumes about you as a person. You don't need to read the whole post, the title itself is just plain horrid, not even disguising what a nasty op this is.

Ha-ha Ariel. kung-fu , do you represent under-18s whose mother can't afford your legal bill?

Erm and to help save babies lives as well, if there was'nt any formula my dd would not be alive

It might not have been invented as a choice but that doesn't mean that we don't have a choice now. We do have a choice and that is how it should be.

People that are obsessed with other people's feeding choices tend not to have much else going on in their life. Is that you OP? Bfing is the one thing that you managed to do well but rather than congratulating yourself and getting on with your life you choose to project your own self esteem issues onto other women.

Either that or you are a bored shitstirrer.

If you ff by choice then there is no need for you to be so defensive, if it wasn't by choice then why would anonymous words on a screen be such a big deal? Because the feeling of guilt that I didn't try hard enough is quite strong enough in my own head thank you. I sure as hell don't need you telling me the same.

And as Ariel points out - you DO get a choice in labour.

Though I'm guessing your one of those who thinks having a section is the easy option too don't you - just like FF is the easy option for lazy mums.

You are so opinionated and just plain wrong that it's making me grit my teeth writing this. Which I think is probably what you want. Which makes me even more cross.

Add message | Report | Message poster Richocet Fri 16-Mar-12 09:16:21
Piglet- vulnerable mothers who have mental health issues should perhaps steer clear of MN, particularly AIBU altogether.

Or possibly, people should demonstrate a smidgeon of awareness that not everyone is quite so bull-in-a-china-shop about senstive issues and exercise a bit of empathy.

Alpine - no. I will be refusing all claims by minors so that DS1 doesn't get ideas on ethical grounds.

Oh dear with each post you are sounding more deluded.

Go for a walk in the fresh air.

Formula now exists to make people rich like baked beans and coca cola? It is a product. It has a market.

What are these things which are available to make bf easier?

I don't think it really is a true choice though. My friend didn't attempt bf because she assumed formula is the same. What makes her think this? Formula companies have millions to spend on marketing, what has breast feeding got? A few measly posters in the doctors surgery. Luckily though, formula companies lend some of their money to giving bf 'advice'... That's good of them

Nipple shields, pumps, painkillers, cooling breast pads, nursing bras, nursing tops, cover ups...

It is not a true choice for some people. That's true - some people are ill informed. But you being so silly and nasty about it would not have convinced me to bf if I was reading this. It would have made me wonder if all bf-ers are nuts and bitchy and out to deliberately hurt people.

I take it you contribute regularly to bf charities to help them promote bf?

We do have a choice. It is a choice.

Your friend thought that formula was the same. I bet she didn't actually think that. We are given enough information to know that's not the case. Even the bloody follow on advert states that much. I expect she said that to you as she felt she needed to justify her choices to you.

Formula companies have millions to spend on marketing, what has breast feeding got? A few measly posters in the doctors surgery.

No. Breast feeding has got you championing its cause. Lucky old breastfeeding eh? You are doing it such a favour here.

Nursing tops don't make bf easier if your dc is FTT. You really are odd.

What would have helped my dd then? When she was plummeting down the charts? And my ds when he failed to gain weight and had prolonged jaundice even after his TT was snipped? What of those things you mentioned would have helped me to bf them? Because I can assure you I tried everything.

I'm not being nasty?!

It's not me pulling the 'fuck offs' and the 'cunts' out of the bag, is it?

Just because my opinion is different, or more extreme than yours does not make me nasty

Op you do nothing to promote bf if thats your intention, and all to do with enhancing negative connotations surrounding bf promoters e.g. lactivists, bf matrons, and put women off.

Tongue tie should be checked and snipped at birth, like it used to be.

So why can't you appreciate that rightly or wrongly, this is a sensitive issue for many women and that you posting stuff like this is not helping the cause of BFing at all and you are probably actually damaging it?

How are yours the actions of someone who is kind, nice and has empathy?

Why is there so many shite posts at the moment? Could anyone direct me to the funny lighthearted threads?

I dont understand why people are so Militant about breastfeeding Its the silliest argument out IMO feed your baby from your breast or dont , I dont understand why people have to bang on about it and TBH make themselves look a little loopy trying to advocate it , Formula is not poison It really isnt