Honestly I am not sure if I am not writing this clearly or if there is some other issue. As far as I can see we are talking about just that- the availablity of information about FF. As I have said upteen times, my Health Board (meaning MWs, HV etc) openly talk about FF if they are asked. They discuss storage, making up bottles etc. I have also heard them suggesting that people look to hungry baby milk etc. So the information you say people want is available if needed from my Health Board and is not restricted. This is surely the case for all information- it is there if you need it. As I said already, I cannot believe this is the only one where this is the case.
I find it interesting the people want to be told what to do regarding FF but as a society there is a constant outcry when the government issue guidelines regarding parenting and raising children. I do think that if you are planning to FF from the get go then it is your responsibility to educate yourself about how to do it before baby arrives. Surely that is the case about all aspects of parenting? Guidelines change over time and it has to be our responsibility to make sure we are educated about what is current. I do not know anyone IRL who was not offered NHS ante-natal classes or who did not get the Ready, Steady, Baby book. At the ante-natal classes FF was discussed and it wasn't looked down at, nor was it looked down upon subsequently.
First bit in bold - err Im not sure what you mean about that but no, no other issue apart from I think it is very wrong that information is restricted.
Second bit - there was a post (I think the OP) stating that the HV had been told she wasnt allowed to discuss more than very basic info re: FF and was only allowed to discuss it when asked and she had an opinion on which milk the child would be better on from a health POV and wasnt allowed to discuss it with the mum!!!!! The whole point of this thread was about the restriction of information!
Third bit - Not all mums plan to FF and stock up on BF info (like me) and then have to switch to FF unexpectedly and mightnt have even read the Pregnancy Book section about FF because they never expected to need it (like me). So what's the harm, say when the the MW comes to visit on the day of discharge or on a postnatal check and the mum asks the HV if she is doing something right with regards to bottle feeding. How rubbish would it be if the HV is not allowed to answer that mum's query? Let's not forget how scary and horrible being a new mum can be, it doesnt matter how much you research beforehand, the first few days are awful and a bit of reassurance and info from a friendly face of a HCP about your decision to FF cant harm. Or on a HV visit when you have a baby with reflux or whatever and you think changing milk may help but you have no clue which one is the best and from that HCPs experience they believe a certain milk might be better in the best interests of the child (and of course telling them to go to the GP)?
I really dont understand why people have a problem with people accessing
information from health professionals about FF. That's what this issue comes down to. Like I keep repeating, we dont want promotional posters, we dont want peer support workers, we dont want workshops. All we are in support of is to have the ability to ask questions from the HCPs involved in our care about FF and not have restrictions about the type of information available (like I said discussing types of milk in certain situations rather than brands).
When I stopped BF at eight weeks, well expressing really as LO wouldnt latch, I was given the impression that by changing to FF I was very much in the minority, but it seems I wasnt!!
You shouldn't feel guilty, you sound like a great mummy 
No really, it's true, many Montreal hippies leave for BC.
No, still dont see where your going.
