aibu to love this blog post about why formula feeding is brilliant?!

[girlwithasecretsmile]

I think it's great to have a post talking about good things about formula for once but part of me feels bad for laughing so much.

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"I'm afraid I think of one of those things new mums of your time probably just struggled on alone with because it wasn't recognised"

Yes, I agree. Reflux was just being talked about when dd was a baby. I wonder if the tongue tie thing will make a difference to bf rates.

I wish women who breastfeed didn't shout down women who didnt. It works both ways and frankly who cares anyway what everyone else is doing?

I know a lot of people who didn't want to breast feed - so they didn't and they can quite happily say it. I tried - didn't work and I didn't particularly like it either. I can say that.

Doesn't mean anyone will like it or respect it though. Or people will ask why didn't you want To? And the answer of I just didn't isn't enough for a lot of people.

You should be able to talk about how great breastfeeding is - you're right. You should be able to talk about how great formula feeding is too without people questioning how good a mother you are.

"wish women who breastfeed didn't shout down women who didnt. It works both ways"
It honestly doesn't. Just try saying something positive about bf and see what happens to you!

Do they not check for tongue ties at birth and follow ups in the UK?!

hello
I'm not saying it's impossible to camp and ff.
Just it's easier to BF. It's easier not to have to go downstairs to fetch the milk. It's easier not to have to get out of bed in the night, it's easier not to have to pop to the shops (rural, quite a distance) when staying over an extra night etc.
Easier when stuck n a ferry port, or airport.
My point is I didn't need to plan very much at all - have baby on back and travel sort of girl.

By the time I got to the fourth, I needed all the ease I could get!

bert
Agree with you!

I don't know what social circles you move in bertrand but I've never had a problem saying anything positive about bf - even though most of my friends didn't do it!

There are lots of positives! There are positives about formula too, though.

head I have never said it isn't easier - I'm just saying ff isn't as much of a faff as you're making it out to be.

I guess it is down to personal experience. If you bottle feed and have a bad experience you can say all its breastfeeding mafia etc. If you breastfeed and have a bad experience it is the bottle feeding mafia.
I have been in both camps.
Breastfeeding from day 2 - no problems. In fact made to feel like I was putting my baby at risk from a midwife in hospital.
Breastfeeding till 8 months fine.
Breastfeeding an older baby not fine. I lost count of the the she doesn't need that etc
Also had a horrendous experience on neonatal unit from nurse who could easily have been part of the bottle feeding mafia.
Footnote I do not really believe in breast or bottle feeding mafia.

By not giving her a bottle.
For Dd1 experience

"I don't know what social circles you move in bertrand but I've never had a problem saying anything positive about bf - even though most of my friends didn't do it! "

Does that mean you think Mumsnet is completely different to the rest of society then? Because being positive about breastfeeding is most certainly not allowed on here.

Yes mumsnet is completely different obviously! And this thread is evidence that you can't say anything about ff too!

Of course mumsnet Is different. It's utterly bizarre that you think it isnt. People say a lot behind an anonymous username that they wouldn't say in real life!

"And this thread is evidence that you can't say anything about ff too! "

Is it? Where is the constant stream of "Why are you making bf women feel guilty?"and so on remarks?

"Of course mumsnet Is different. It's utterly bizarre that you think it isnt. People say a lot behind an anonymous username that they wouldn't say in real life!"

So the constant condemnation and judgement formula users say they receive is even worse in real life??????

Mumsnet is very different from real life. In real life the vast majority of people I know (my mother is an exception) are far too polite to make disparaging comments about others' parenting choices to their faces.

Grr my last post really made no sense. Damn auto-correct. Breastfeeding from day 2.

Crikey all those stunted kids. Who knew 🙄

Bottlefeeding. It changed it again.

bertrand can you really not accept anyone's view but your own?

No I imagine it's worse online which is what I have just said.

Great post and unfortunately actually sounds very similar to a lot of the things said to me when I didn't breast feed.

In fact I posted about close family saying such things and was told by plenty of lovely MNers to go no contact!

it seems to have been taken seriously in this country only for the last 10 years or so. So has there been a noticeable increase in bf rates since that happened? Or is it too soon to tell?

I think there’s still a long way before it can be said we’re taking it seriously - posters here saying they were told there would be a 5-6 week wait to get it fixed, etc etc.