Mothercrae has tage one aptamil cartons at half price because they are close to expiry date.....

[popsycal]

Is this breaching the whatsit before I write in and get on my high horse?

TIA

WS, without wishing to speak for MD (who would bite my toes off if I tried, I'm sure!), I understood the 'choice' to which she refers to be that where formula manufacturers make sure that free formula's provided in the early days/weeks, it's marketed as the thing to use to feed your baby, then when these women realise they can't afford it and try to breastfeed...they can't.

Hence trying to make formula go further by not using as much powder, and babies being malnourished, etc, etc.

Doesn't happen in this country in the same way...but it does happen. These companies aren't in it for the good of babies everywhere, that's for damn sure.

As if HM!!

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Thanks Norm. Glad I'm not the only 'stupid' one. I'm off back to my stupid world, and my stupid marketing job, where I am part of an enormous global conspiracy to try and force other unsuspecting and stupid consumers to purchase products they don't want and can't afford. Funny, I've never seen it like that before. Shows you just how stupid I am!

He he,another one who can't keep away.

Wordsmith - the only person calling you stupid appears to be you.

Goodbye to an increasngly juvenile and pathetic thread. have a nice life.

Sorry, WS - didn't realise you were only posting to argue with MD - wouldn't have bothered posting otherwise.

Hi popsycal - not wanting to start the discussion off all over again - just wondered if you had heard anything??

Not heard a thing!
Which I am very cross about!
Going to post a second copy of the letter tomorrow!

Not very impressed with Mothercare customer services popsycal!

I'm really surprised at the tone of some of the posts on this thread. The original letter was a bit "high horse". I could imagine the response of the peron who opened it . The second version read much better. Either way, I think the issue was supposed to be about them breaking the law, not another excuse for a slanging match.

Did anyone read the article in the Sunday Times about the woman who felt so ashamed to be bottle feeding her baby that she pretended to breastfeed in Starbucks?

Is it any wonder, with attitudes like these?

actually, mogwai, its the pro-formula people who have been more confrontational, IMO. Nobody has criticised anyone for bottlefeeding, but popsycal has been slated for being "high-horse" for pointing out to a large chain, who should know the law, that they are breaking the law. As for the woman in Starbucks, I think thats quite refreshing! Makes a pleasant change from women being hounded for feeding in public.

I think you miss the point about the woman who pretended to breastfeed Chipmonkey. I don't find a woman who found breastfeeding so traumatic she fed with formula but couldn't come to terms with having to do so "refreshing" or a "pleasant change". Perhaps thats just me though

It's refreshing that the poor woman feels so embarrased in front of breastfeeding mothers? It's refreshing that she pretended to breastfeed because she felt so bad, felt that some people look down on bottle feeding as something to be ashamed of?

I think you were missing the point, Chipmonk, perhaps you misread the post

I can kind of see where the "refreshing" comment comes from and it's not froma bottle v breast point of view. It's so more common to hear of breastfeeding mothers being hounded into toilets etc to feed their babies that it is "refreshing" in a way for someone to pretend to bf in public. It's not refreshing that the mother felt embarrassed about bottlefeeding that she had to pretend to breastfeed. All mothers should feel confident/allowed to feed however, wherever and whenever they like.

The post didn't say anything about who the mother was embarrassed to bottlefeed in front of, just that she pretended to bf in Starbucks through embarrassment. The post doesn't say anything about her having found "breastfeeding so traumatic" tht she bottle fed either. I didn't read the original article so I have no idea of the circumstances (and, quite frankly dont care! It matters not one bit to me why or how she's feeding her baby) but the basic idea of someone actually pretending to bf i npublic when bf-ing in public comes in for such a lot of stick (not that I got any) is "refreshing". The personal reasons etc are not, however.

Does that make sense??

finding "breastfeeding so traumatic" that she bottle fed is implied with the pretending to breastfeed bit Soupy - why on earth would you do it otherwise. I felt terrible when I had to bottle feed in public for the first time (and subsequent times) so I understand where this woman was coming from.

Anyway, what you write does make sense, and I'm sure that's how chipmonkey meant it. Perhaps inappropriately worded?

God does anyone believe or even read a word of the Shitday Times???!!

If you want to formula feed do it!
So what????

The world is full of professional victimes and formula feeders number very highly amongst them........

Noonecan make you feel guilty-you choose to feel it.

Meant to add Moggers... were you really suprised by the tone of some of these posts? Really really??? Thought you were quite astute

Um... if you found something "so traumatic" you did something else, you wouldn't be pretending to do it!! It's not implied at all. The original post about the article doesn't give any reasons for why she chose to (or ended up) bottlefeeding at all actually.

I could be wrong Soupy, but I doubt anyone without issues would fake a breastfeed. Or perhaps she was just an exhibitionist or plain mad. Who knows

lol 'professional victims'