When to buy nappies

[Rosebel]

Baby due June. Luckily we have big items from when our older children were babies such as cot and pushchair but need to buy a car seat, clothes, nappies, bottles, etc. But I have read formula and nappies are hard to come by so feel it would be unfair to buy these things now. But when is it okay but things like this as obviously I don't want leave it too late and be stuck. I started buying at about this stage with my older children but there wasn't a pandemic on then
When would you start buying?

Where have I bullied anyone into breastfeeding? that's a huge jump
 @Dzundza

@Piglet89 Should she start buying supplies? I've said no and explained my reasoning. Unfortunately it seems impossible to talk about breastfeeding without people getting offended.

@Roweeeeena Point to me where I've bullied or belittled OP please 😂
How ridiculous.

I wasn't intending to start a debate on breastfeeding. There are reasons (mainly experience) that want me to have formula in case I can't breastfeed. I'm not dismissing breastfeeding but I won't stress if it doesn't happen. That's all there is to it.

Rosebel I am with you.

I didn't know if I would be able to BF so bought a tin of formula and bottles just in case.

Fortunately I was able to do it (despite my mum putting doubt in my mind that I wasnt giving enough as I fed on demand)

In the end I gave the formula to a friend but kept the bottles to Express and also for feeding gaviscon.

From what others said up thread I am not worried now that my 2nd isnt getting enough, I cant get her weighed but she is getting bigger and sleeping fairly well.

Good luck OP. These are trying times but I wish you all the best.

It’s funny with breastfeeding.. I was all set I was going to ebf definitely no formula ever blah blah. From my babies birth I had to top up with formula once or twice a day to keep him satisfied.
I produce well enough if I pump aswel but I got sick of doing that!
To be honest I don’t really enjoy bf but I still do it bar 2 formula bottles he has a day. He’s 6 months old.
I also use cloth nappies once or twice a day just to do my bit but they’re overrated 😱
Not sure how long of a shelf life formula has?

@PatricksRum - frankly, that is the worst advice ever.

Had I not had formula in that hot Saturday night In August when we brought our son home from hospital, he would have continued to starve as he couldn’t latch. I can imagine all the very violent crying, as well as not being able to get anything to drink, would probably have dehydrated him.

I am not joking: it’s agendas like yours that result in situations like the ones in which a couple I met at a feeding cafe when my son was a week old found themselves. Their son ended up jaundiced and urgently needing IV fluids in hospital because of their continuing to try to exclusively breastfeed. Absolute MADNESS.

When will people like you learn that others’ experience of breastfeeding does not mirror your own. I go back to the abortion thing; were I pregnant and didn’t want to continue the pregnancy, practically everyone on mumsnet would say “sure, go ahead with a termination. Your body, your choice.” Any posts expressing a dissenting view are usually deleted by MNHQ and pro life stances are deemed unacceptable.

Not so with breastfeeding. BF zealots like you are continued to be tolerated on threads like ones started by the OP, in which she has already said she has made a decision to feed formula. That is also her body and her choice. Stop trying to bloody influence her to breastfeed because it’s like trying to influence her to keep a child she doesn’t want (although - as I’ve said - @MNHQ tends to deem the latter unacceptable because of the generally pro-choice stance of this site).

Finally, apologises to you @Rosebel because of the derailment of this thread into a breastfeeding bun fight.

FWIW, I think it’s clear from my previous posts that I would try to get formula in! When I looked a day ago on Amazon, I saw you can buy up to 4 boxes of Hipp Organic first infant milk, although it has gone up in price a but. It is very sensible to be prepared.

@Piglet89 Do you live in the middle of nowhere?

@Piglet89 refer to OP's last comment. She hasn't decided not to formula feed.

@PatricksRum you’re really nasty, do you know that?

See as it goes, now the madness has passed and you can peacefully make your shopping, I would start getting what I need when I see it.

@Piglet89 As you like. I'm not the one calling people names.

Hi Guys,

For anyone trying to buy nappies in the lead up to birth. Amazon has some available but suggested ordering soon as mine won't arrive in bulk until late April, and my baby is due in May.

Just hope they actually arrive now.

Hope it has calmed down by the time you have the baby. Boots have a long wait on their virtual queue online, but they did have most of the things I needed (formula, nappies, baby wipes were low but some were available - DH thinks this may be due to everyone buying it instead of loo roll). There were limits to help availability for everyone.

I never had enough milk when breastfeeding. It's definitely a thing, for some women, mine failed to thrive (not gaining enough weight in the early days) until supplemented.

Oh do piss off, Testing.

Rosebel: congratulations. Our niece is in very similar position. She’s decided not to buy disposables now because she’s worried about shortages for littles ones who’ve already been born. Her mum and dad have invested in some BambinoMIos and liners (other brands available 😁) just in case and they’ve bought the ready to use bottles she’s been instructed to bring in by the hospital.

Really do think supply chains will have eased by June though. Hope all goes really well,

Hi All,

I managed to order up nappies, wipes and nappy bags (all biodegradable) from Kit&Kin. They had enough stock.

They also do subscriptions. Was a little on the more expensive side but my local shops literally have no wipes or nappies, and need my hospital bag sorted out soon.

Good luck!

I think it’s really naive and hurtful that posters are doubtful of people saying they didn’t produce breast milk or not enough etc.
This is the case for some women and can become a serious health issue for newborns and a mental health issue for mums. Some of the comments in this thread are shameful and I really hope people don’t take their words to heart.

@Jen306 it's really uncommon

Who gives a fuck how uncommon it is, it still happens.

I exclusively pump but would normally try to have some formula in for emergencies (once i had a stomach bug and my output dropped massively for 3 days). I've not been buying it because it's in short supply locally and I'm leaving it for those with no other option.

Even if you aren't planning to breastfeed, I would recommend borrowing or buying a manual hand pump. In an emergency it might be some thing you could use for a day or two while getting hold of formula and having it in might reassure you you had another emergency option.

What a nasty bunch of replies

@ViciousJackdaw not in all cases mentioned

@PatricksRum But it STILL HAPPENS. And women who are unable to breastfeed do not need militants like you saying 'fed is minimum'. It's hard enough being a new mum without all the finger wagging.