summer rain
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At least on the BF section people aren't downright rude and ill-mannered and accusing people of being men-just for posting info(!). I am not a man or someone making up a pack of lies and I always post evidence for what I write from legit websites-unless you think I suddenly put up those as well? Anyone from here is welcome to meet me and see I am a woman and I do have 4 boys! Regardless of whether the poster is a BFer or FFer, I honestly challenge anyone to go into the bF section and find nasty posts like the two above. A lot of ladies have posted on BF section not sure about BF and FF and in some cases posters have been rude or abrupt or made judgemental remarks about BF, and still ladies have responded in a calm, friendly level-headed manner.
Just because someone offers advice or posts evidence that info from a health care professional was not 100% they are showered with abuse and false claims that they have said formula is poison etc-I wouldnt mind if it was one of those (relatively rare) threads where that happens but no-one here has said any such thing! It has been clearly reiterated by both myself and the other lady who posted evidence asked for-that we completely support the OP in her choice but should she still want to BF it is possible-and that really is all. We never said she must breastfeed, she should breastfeed, or she is making the wrong decision anywhere unless I am reading a different thread and was sleep-writing posts that have somehow mysteriously disappeared!
BTW a lady asked just today in BF section about relactating because she had been falsely told that she couldn't BF with anaemia and has now found she can-just goes to show that women are being told false info regarding BF with certain medical conditions by health care professionals and that some women do regret not BF if they have not had access to the right information, but relactation can be hard so surely it is better to be able to make an informed choice to begin with? I have many friends who FF by choice and I have nothing against their choice or them, nor do I believe their children will be harmed or disadvantaged by their choice-but if a woman wants to BF and is being told she cannot based on wrong info, or even if she is 50/50 but wrong info would make her pick a choice she regrets then that does worry me and I am sorry if that upsets anyone. In the past the posters on this section were lovely but the ones on here at the moment, it is just shocking it really is-no wonder many FF mummies I know on B&B don't post in this section anymore either xx
Just because someone offers advice or posts evidence that info from a health care professional was not 100% they are showered with abuse and false claims that they have said formula is poison etc-I wouldnt mind if it was one of those (relatively rare) threads where that happens but no-one here has said any such thing! It has been clearly reiterated by both myself and the other lady who posted evidence asked for-that we completely support the OP in her choice but should she still want to BF it is possible-and that really is all. We never said she must breastfeed, she should breastfeed, or she is making the wrong decision anywhere unless I am reading a different thread and was sleep-writing posts that have somehow mysteriously disappeared!
BTW a lady asked just today in BF section about relactating because she had been falsely told that she couldn't BF with anaemia and has now found she can-just goes to show that women are being told false info regarding BF with certain medical conditions by health care professionals and that some women do regret not BF if they have not had access to the right information, but relactation can be hard so surely it is better to be able to make an informed choice to begin with? I have many friends who FF by choice and I have nothing against their choice or them, nor do I believe their children will be harmed or disadvantaged by their choice-but if a woman wants to BF and is being told she cannot based on wrong info, or even if she is 50/50 but wrong info would make her pick a choice she regrets then that does worry me and I am sorry if that upsets anyone. In the past the posters on this section were lovely but the ones on here at the moment, it is just shocking it really is-no wonder many FF mummies I know on B&B don't post in this section anymore either xx