Turning the benefits of Breastfeeding into the risks of formula LIST

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What do people think of this?

here

Just how much of this can be proved with current studies? eg.less likely to be alive on their third birthday.

Talk about scare mongering?

Wow

I think they started to run out of arguments near the end I especially liked "less space taken up in the kitchen you don't need a cupboard for breasts" and "have you tasted formula?"

I have to have a bra for my breasts. Much more annoying than a cupboard. My boobs always appear less likely to fit in a bra than cartons of formula do in a cupboard. No matter how many fittings I go for. Sigh.

Slight tangent because god this is getting boring and I have even become immune to Leonie's issues now. Almost.

Leonie makes it her life's mission to be smugity smug about bf though.

"so the masses get it"

Wow! You also have a degree in being patronising don't you?

jesus leonie, where do you get off?

yes breastfeeding is the optimum nutrition for a baby but actually formula is OK, and the many thousands of babies who THRIVE on it day in day out does actually show that.

no they may not get all the immune benefits that they may get from breast milk, but it really isnt inadequate at all and i am a huge pro bfeeder, having bfed for 9yrs myself, but i do so wish you would stop with all your 'formula is evil' there is no disputing that of course breast milk is ideal but IF it doesnt work out for whatever reason then formula will nourish a baby and they will still thrive!

maybe concentrate on HELPING those who want to bfeed, need help with problems they are having etc, but you dont have to keep banging on and on about how inferior you think formula is.

Oh jeez, not another bloody 'formula is devil's piss' thread.

Note: upsetting others is not a hobby, it is seriously disturbing behaviour.
No matter what guise it comes under.

Pointed at leonie.

Sorry, not usually so defensive, but getting pretty fed up with it all now!

same here threelittleducks!

Leonie - you are doing a serious disservice to the majority of bf on mumsnet. We have nearly always been able to say that there have been very few nasty attacks on people who choose not to bf but I couldnt say that anymore since you seem to have been around. You give all breastfeeders a bad name.

I agree. Leonie I admire your passion but i think you need to channel it into something that will benefit people rather than upset them. There really is no need for a big gulf between BFers and FFers. After all we are all mums just trying to do our best for our children. Being so judgmental gives BFers a bad name and may even put some mums-to-be off BFing if they think we are all so extreme

Damn rollit, I agree with you - job description mummy?!

I understand and support the breastfeeding as the norm argument. However this makes me uncomfortable written down like this for a reason I cannot put my finger on.

That is not supporting and encouraging breastfeeding, it seems critical.

What rainbowinthesky said.

Well, what right does she have, really?
Does she walk a mile in my shoes every day? No she frigging doesn't.
What qualifies her to be so fecking judgemental and snotty? The fact that she's been lucky to have had a bairn swinging off her tits success with Breastfeeding?! Well lucky her!

By the way I did have a breastfeeding relationship, so not jealous or whatever.

I also formula fed.
So what?

[shouts]Phone the breastfeeding police! Someone opened a carton of formula!!

So what!?

We all agonize over different choices we make for our kids every day. Why make anyone else feel bad for the choices they made? There's more to life.

Get a knitting pattern or learn how to stand on your hands or something!

Rant over.

I think it's the scaremongering side - statements such as a BF baby is more likely to reach his 3rd birthday than a FF baby. I don't argue that this is probably true especially if taken world wide, but the risks of death as a result of FF in the UK must be miniscule (zero even??) whereas in a developing country without fresh water etc etc it is obviously more significant. Suggesting that a FF baby is at risk of death is clearly just going to upset and anger mums who choose to FF. I personally think you need to perhaps be a bit more gentle in your approach as you will only succeed in getting peoples backs up

Well lets live and let live then :o

Missing the point by a million miles again Leonie.

A bit unsympathetic towards Mums (like me) that had to give their babies formula (in special care when I couldn't pump enough to supply all DD's milk and then afterwards when she had to have top-ups and I was struggling).

That list is a big mismash of some things directly related to formula/bottle feeding, some things related to not breastfeeding, some things that are highly questionable and some that are plain silly.

I know people have scoffed before when I've said this, but there IS a difference between stating risks of not breastfeeding and risks of formula feeding. I can't explain exactly what it is, but there is a difference and I prefer the former.