Underhand tactics - formula companies

[AppleBlossom]

I to am proud of how my son turned out from my milk that in no way is meant to make a mum who formula feeds bad and I dont get how it could do. Its just a personal thing, I made the milk and its clearly good enough for him where as so many around me claim its not good enough and he needs formula so it makes me feel better to be honest knowing I done that, I not only carried him for 41 weeks and went through a bad labour but I am still growing him. I love the closeness of breastfeeding and the fact I can lye there and type or read a book while doing it.

And I am proud of the way my daughter turned out from formula I think we should just all be proud that we have healthy babies regardless of how they're fed

but we are... I was speaking for me I am sure you feel the same way to and that wasnt rubbing your face in it so no need to get defensive.

I wasn't getting defensive, I was just saying we should all be proud regardless

 

[Lu28]

I will have no trouble with supply with my next baby if they latch on....well I'm hoping anyway. I had an abundance of milk in the beginning. I'm just saying it's a sensitive issue. As proud as BF'ers feel about BF'ing for 14 months, 16 months...however long they go for. It makes me (just me I'm talking about here) equally as sad that I didn't get to do it.

After I came to terms with Aisling self-weaning at just over 12 months, I did feel incredibly proud for having got that far and for her having the opportunity to decide to stop herself - and honestly any pride I feel pales in signficance to how proud you should feel of yourself for pumping as long as you did. You're bloody amazing hon

 

[smokey]

'fail' at breastfeeding??? for goodness sake, think before you type. Some ladies beat themselves up enough when bf doesnt work out for them without comments like that

As iv said in previous posts, I dont realy like to use the term "fail" I prefer to think of it as changed tactics.

 

[cherryglitter]

Just to back up what I was saying:

"Why is a PEG required?

PEGs are used in people of all ages, including babies and children, who are unable to swallow or unable to eat enough and need long term artificial feeding."

 

[Blah11]

Atleast we've ALL moved on from sugar water days

 

[Sherileigh]

I will have no trouble with supply with my next baby if they latch on....well I'm hoping anyway. I had an abundance of milk in the beginning. I'm just saying it's a sensitive issue. As proud as BF'ers feel about BF'ing for 14 months, 16 months...however long they go for. It makes me (just me I'm talking about here) equally as sad that I didn't get to do it.

After I came to terms with Aisling self-weaning at just over 12 months, I did feel incredibly proud for having got that far and for her having the opportunity to decide to stop herself - and honestly any pride I feel pales in signficance to how proud you should feel of yourself for pumping as long as you did. You're bloody amazing hon

Thanks. Sadly I don't feel proud, or not as proud as I should anyway...just like I missed out. But maybe one day I will . I swear the next one WILL BF. I don't know how I will MAKE it happen, but I will. And then will probably BF until they're 5! lol. (kidding...I think).

 

[OmarsMum]

'fail' at breastfeeding??? for goodness sake, think before you type. Some ladies beat themselves up enough when bf doesnt work out for them without comments like that

I put it in quotations for a reason.


I dont know why people keep picking at my posts and trying to make something out of nothing. Its not very nice.

I don't think anyone's picking.
It could just be the way things are worded!
I think FF's get fed up with having to defend themselves all the time. Just as BF's do.

She hasnt said anything wrong though to make you defend yourself other than you being over sensitive and even you admitted that. It does look to me like her posts are being torn apart and dissected word by word.

The thing is we dont question BFers choice, we know that "breast is the best" Period! it's a sensitive issue like u mentioned, but somehow, some BFers question our choice, & try to make us feel bad for the choice we made. No one is saying formula is similar but it's the only alternative available. If it's cow or camel milk instead of formula, we will go for it to feed our babies.

 

[Blah11]

Just to back up what I was saying:

"Why is a PEG required?

PEGs are used in people of all ages, including babies and children, who are unable to swallow or unable to eat enough and need long term artificial feeding."

Its not artifical feeding, it's artificial milk.

artificial
[är′tifish′əl]
Etymology: L, artificium, not natural
1 made by human work as a substitute for something that is natural.
2 simulated, resulting from art in imitation of nature.



IDK why people get upset over a defination of a word.

 

[smokey]

artificial feeding IS a medical term. Its what is put in medical notes.

And as said before just because it is a technical term is there realy a need to keep repeating it over and over again knowing full well its upseting some people?

Doesnt matter how right a word is by the dictionary if its upseting people then to keep using it is just insensative.

 

[freckleonear]

Random useless fact of the day: SMA stands for Synthetic Milk Adaptation. I only found out the other day but the discussion about artificial feeding just reminded me!

 

[Susie28]

*sigh*


i like frogs. anyone else?

Not really, they move to fast

If they slowed down would you like them more Missy? Perhaps an old frog that used a walking stick?

 

[Susie28]

I to am proud of how my son turned out from my milk that in no way is meant to make a mum who formula feeds bad and I dont get how it could do. Its just a personal thing, I made the milk and its clearly good enough for him where as so many around me claim its not good enough and he needs formula so it makes me feel better to be honest knowing I done that, I not only carried him for 41 weeks and went through a bad labour but I am still growing him. I love the closeness of breastfeeding and the fact I can lye there and type or read a book while doing it.

And I am proud of the way my daughter turned out from formula I think we should just all be proud that we have healthy babies regardless of how they're fed

but we are... I was speaking for me I am sure you feel the same way to and that wasnt rubbing your face in it so no need to get defensive.

I wasn't getting defensive, I was just saying we should all be proud regardless

Exactly

 

[Blah11]

'fail' at breastfeeding??? for goodness sake, think before you type. Some ladies beat themselves up enough when bf doesnt work out for them without comments like that

I put it in quotations for a reason.


I dont know why people keep picking at my posts and trying to make something out of nothing. Its not very nice.

I don't think anyone's picking.
It could just be the way things are worded!
I think FF's get fed up with having to defend themselves all the time. Just as BF's do.

She hasnt said anything wrong though to make you defend yourself other than you being over sensitive and even you admitted that. It does look to me like her posts are being torn apart and dissected word by word.

The thing is we dont question BFers choice, we know that "breast is the best" Period! it's a sensitive issue like u mentioned, but somehow, some BFers question our choice, & try to make us feel bad for the choice we made. No one is saying formula is similar but it's the only alternative available. If it's cow or camel milk instead of formula, we will go for it to feed our babies.

formula is cows milk just in a powdered form with some added goodies.

 

[Blah11]

I dont use the term artificial feeding anyway, FF does the same job and nobody minds that!

 

[cherryglitter]

I know formula milk is 'artificial' milk.
To me bottle feeding shouldn't be called artificial feeding as that's not what it is. In MY eyes.

 

[OmarsMum]

'fail' at breastfeeding??? for goodness sake, think before you type. Some ladies beat themselves up enough when bf doesnt work out for them without comments like that

I put it in quotations for a reason.


I dont know why people keep picking at my posts and trying to make something out of nothing. Its not very nice.

I don't think anyone's picking.
It could just be the way things are worded!
I think FF's get fed up with having to defend themselves all the time. Just as BF's do.

She hasnt said anything wrong though to make you defend yourself other than you being over sensitive and even you admitted that. It does look to me like her posts are being torn apart and dissected word by word.

The thing is we dont question BFers choice, we know that "breast is the best" Period! it's a sensitive issue like u mentioned, but somehow, some BFers question our choice, & try to make us feel bad for the choice we made. No one is saying formula is similar but it's the only alternative available. If it's cow or camel milk instead of formula, we will go for it to feed our babies.

formula is cows milk just in a powdered form with some added goodies.

I meant cow milk the one we adults drink, not in formula form I know what I feed my LO hun xx

 

[Dragonfly]

I to am proud of how my son turned out from my milk that in no way is meant to make a mum who formula feeds bad and I dont get how it could do. Its just a personal thing, I made the milk and its clearly good enough for him where as so many around me claim its not good enough and he needs formula so it makes me feel better to be honest knowing I done that, I not only carried him for 41 weeks and went through a bad labour but I am still growing him. I love the closeness of breastfeeding and the fact I can lye there and type or read a book while doing it.

And I am proud of the way my daughter turned out from formula I think we should just all be proud that we have healthy babies regardless of how they're fed

but we are... I was speaking for me I am sure you feel the same way to and that wasnt rubbing your face in it so no need to get defensive.

I wasn't getting defensive, I was just saying we should all be proud regardless

Exactly

I never suggested any different.

 

[Missy86]

*sigh*


i like frogs. anyone else?

Not really, they move to fast

If they slowed down would you like them more Missy? Perhaps an old frog that used a walking stick?

or a zimmer maybe, so it couldnt leap so much

 

[Dragonfly]

I know formula milk is 'artificial' milk.
To me bottle feeding shouldn't be called artificial feeding as that's not what it is. In MY eyes.

Is a bottle not an artificial breast?

 

[Kitty23]

Personally I dont mind bfers saying how good it feels to breastfeed I'm pleased for them and however they chose to feed their baby is fine by me.

What I don't like is the smugness, sometimes on here I feel looked down upon by bfers for ffing. I don't get why some people are so concerned with telling ffers that breast milk is superior. I don't get it why do you have to rub it in?

Also everyone on here has to say why they cant breastfeed like your somehow a shitter mum because you didnt have enough milk or couldnt latch on etc.

I've been slagged off numerous times for chosing to ff my next child from the start. It's completely my choice and I think formula is just as good as breastfeeding. Women on here almost have to make excuses for not breastfeeding its silly!

My twins are doing amazingly on formula and frankly my breastmilk wouldn't have been good enough for them. They were premmies and are on high calorie prescription milk so breast isnt always best.

Ff mums don't feel bad! What your baby eats for the first year of its life isnt really that important in the grand scale of things. xxx