mothers who plan to bottle feed should take in their own milk

[thebeesnees79]

If a woman decided prior to baby being born they shouldn't expect the hospital to provide bottles and milk they should bring their own?
Why should the nhs give out milk? aibu?

''If you go in for a stay meals should be provided of course, Milk is different and it must be a huge cost.''

So whats the difference? both mother and baby are patients so should be fed.

But if the baby is a patient, and food is provided for other patients, then why is it different?

I breastfed by the way. But YABVU.

a twat, marvelous thanks!
so should they provide nappies and wipes? after all babys shit and we have toilets and toilet roll for the adults??

Why is milk different op, still food for a hospital patient, is it not?
Patient

I didn't get any food in the 48 hours I was in hospital after having ds1.

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Where have you been?! Didnt think any maternity unit still supplied formula! the one I had my 2 DC at haven't doled out formula since 2006! They will in emergencies but then expect someone (say sdad) to bring some in.

Totally different op you are not comparing like with like

If a baby needs it because its is born prem or needs topping up for what ever reason fair enough. But if you are planning to feed your baby with a bottle why do the nhs have to provide it? take your own.

i am not stirring up a bf ff argument. it was a reasonable question. Incidently my son had to be topped up with formula when he was 24 hours old. I had a traumatic birth and was exhausted, I could not keep up with his constant feeding. as I said exceptional circumstances is different.

Oh lord, something else to worry about when my waters break. I don't know whether my boobs will comply with current NHS regulations so I guess I should pack formula just in case. MN is a wealth of information. I had no idea....

Oh God, who cares?!

Fwiw my local hospital provides formula and nappies.
I would never want to give birth in that place though [shudder].

In that case, if they mother needs food after giving birth, she should take her own, why should the nhs provide it? Take your own ffs

Echoing other people, how the hell is milk different from food? .

I breastfed both my babies, but due to unforeseen circumstances had to bottle feed both of them for the first few days in hospital. Should my babies have been denied this?

OMG missing the point totally panic I said if you are planning to bottle feed, take breast feeding and not being able to out of the equation altogether this is an unforeseen circumstance

My local hospital provided milk - they didn't have sterilising facilities available, or facilities for making formula up (yes, I know you can get cartons but that would be absurdly wasteful with a newborn who takes a teeny amount) so they provided the single use bottles with disposable teats.

Mind you - they also had a stash of nappies, cotton wool and maternity pads in each cubicle so maybe they were just kind.

Ok so in hospital bags people will now have to take bottles, milk, sterilisers...do they have to provide their own kettles too?

Yet another dig at mothers who decide to ff.

I am not starting a breast is best. more a costing argument, do I have to put it on a big banner?

I got the little bottles of premade formula given in hospital with those of my babies where we stayed long enough, but they were provided by the formula companies as free samples. They came with single use teats all presterilised and sealed too.
With my pfb they didn't have the teats, and we got a little sterilising pot to use for them - that was over 20 years ago though, the prepackaged ones are more recent.

Can't cost that much surely? I got flung out hospital 4 hours after having dc2. I timed it well with the doctors coming round to do checks

they don't provide knickers and clothes unless it's for an op, so no, they don't need to supply nappies.
they don't provide towels/flannels but they do provide hand soap.

they don't provide maternity sanitary towels, but if you run out they have spares (that were much nicer than the ones I brought in of my own actually)

When I had DD at our local NHS hospital, formula was provided, as was practically anything else a new mum and and newborn might require. There was a cupboard on every ward stocked up anything from san towels to disposal knickers, nappies (I think), wipes, gauze, cotton wool, sterile water sachets, saline sachets. Formula was provided as and when required. I was very impressed and grateful.
I wasn't planning on FF, but I don't think that would have made a difference.

It's not the same as providing food for adults. There is no alternative to food for adults, so it is provided. There is an alternative to formula for babies, and what's more it's free, better for them, and statistically costs the NHS less in the long term as breastfed babies statistically get fewer illnesses. So why should the NHS fund formula? If a mother is trying to bf and having problems, they will usually provide free top-ups to help whole she gets feeding established. But if you have chosen not to breastfeed, well fine, that's your choice and you have every right to do it. But why should the NHS fund it?