You know how posters have said people like me put them off bfing (usually mythical babies they've no intention of having in the future, I think it's just something to say, but still)

[NotReallyHereHunker]

I'd like a head count of people I and others like me have helped to breastfeed, please.

Not just me. My part's small and insignificant compared to people like Tiktok and Mears, I realise that.

So go on - is posting about bfing in general as opposed to specific issues helping or hindering people?

Real people who are having real babies in the future, please, for preference, not those who aren't having any more and just like having a go at me for posting about this. You know who you are

we are ok here aitch but baaaaaaaad all around, the Thames is a Bit Full apparently

who are you talking to coddy

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it's just absolutely awful, this flooding business. hope you continue to stay dry, harps.

yes, it must be.
no I don't but Yorkiegirl might have it.
will email

hm

oh she's gone again
why aren't you using nonbio

Many of you helped me through a hard few weeks at the beginning and to carry on when I went back to full-time work when DD was six months, despite my original intention to give up then. She's 8months now and we're still going strong.

But as well as helping with the specifics (how do I get DD to take milk at nursery etc), you've just helped me to feel what I'm doing is normal. Even though I've had loads of support from family and work, I felt a real 'oh you'll obviously stop now she's six months' pull. Or 'are you just doing it because of all your allergies?'. Clearly, after six months, BF is really strange

To counter this, posts from hunker, tiktok et al have given me confidence and pride in what I'm doing.

I even held my head up high when a pregnant woman at work told me yesterday there was no way she'd BF and her sister was one of "those weirdos" for feeding her daughter at nine months.

So, cheers y'all.

i agree wiht fio
i think that what epoepl need is keind herated seupport not raintign abotu formula
( allergies)

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I think people do get kind hearted support though, loads of it.
and the antiformula companies stuff if a separate (political) issue

oh x posts pruni

there are a lot of formula threads at the moment though

even though Hunker "is not here"

how odd

lol at allergied

no that was twhy i am non bio

lol yes they do
bti i htink they see the two

hunker is a loda hot ari arnet you hunker
she been on for months

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MN in general has given me more confidence and knowledge to breastfeed when I eventually get round to having number 2.

I can't believe someone would actually be put off bfeeding by MN that is a bit daft .

When I first discovered MN I found the views against formula feeding quite shocking, one poster equated it to putting your child in a car without a car seat. But I am not so easily shocked now and I have probably posted things that I didn't quite mean just to force my point.

I have learnt more about breastfeeding from MN then I have anywhere else and a lot of this information has come out of the more heated debates.

hunker has reminded me that a poster did say that on a thread once, an otherwise sensible woman

That car seat thing (which wasn't me, BTW!) was about five years ago, wasn't it?

There have been zillions of posts since then.

The fact it is remembered shows just how fixedly tactless comments stick....and it means it's important to be careful, tactful and caring of people who might be hurt by these comparisons.

The time that I remember was about 2 and a half years ago. Ds was still a baby and I was still at that hormonal phase where I imagined that I was going around with a sticker on my head advertising the fact that I had failed at breastfeeding. I was offended by that comment and didn't log on for about 6 months. But you are right there have been zillions of posts since then and without the debates I wouldn't know what I know now. I take comments like that with a pinch of salt now, I have said some equally stupid things as well.

all the breastfeeding stuff on here has helped me - mostly reading other's problems/responses
much more info on mumsnet than anywhere else IMO. I know sooooooo much more than I did when I was naive and pregnant for the first time (ooh all of 3 years ago)

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