why is it...

[overcomer79]

that people can post breastfeeding threads in baby club and they stay but anyone posts something about formula feeding it gets moved?

Genuine observation really. I have wondered this for days now. I see something posted about formula and it is moved pretty much immediately!

 

[mummy1985]

Yep I've just gone to find my thread to find it had been moved. I posted it there as I thought more people would see it because I'm desperate for help but obviously it's offended someone. I guess I won't ask for help anymore I will just sit at home by myself getting more depressed....

 

[overcomer79]

I do feel it is a bit discriminatory. I have seen it happen over and over and it really irritates me. It almost seems like we don't have our place in there.

 

[socitycourty]

i noticed before too

 

[Vickie]

It probably went unnoticed by the team. If you see one report it and it will be put within the correct forum.

 

[gwenvamp]

I'm kind of nervous about posting anything about formula feeding, my daughter is due in a few weeks, i know my first daughter didn't take to breastfeeding and i tried expressing for a while but ended up with formula anyway. I'm thinking of just going formula from the beginning with this one but there seems to be a major stigma with it. Shouldn't it be our decision what we want to do?

 

[Tami]

I agree, we plan on formula feeding from the start for various reasons and I know this is the best decision for us, especially since we have extensively researched it and know the pros and cons of each method.
At the end of the day I highly doubt any 2 people raise their children exactly the same, some people use disposable nappies, some use cloth, some people choose to have their children circumcised, some don't, etcetcetc. and feeding is the same. But while I wouldn't dream of criticizing someone's feeding decision every time I see someone mention formula feeding outside the formula feeding forum the thread turns into a tense topic filled with BFing parents pushing BFing, which I why I suppose they move them!

Do they move the breast feeding ones too? xx

 

[socitycourty]

If you want to do FF from the start that is a perfectly OK decision. There is no reason to force yourself to BF if you are not comfortable, as women nowadays we have choices and aren't just babymaking machines anymore!

 

[Wobbles]

I do feel it is a bit discriminatory. I have seen it happen over and over and it really irritates me. It almost seems like we don't have our place in there.

Not true at all, I'm a FF Mum for a start and you'd most definitely have my support if it was an issue but it's not.

Moderators do not spend their time looking for topics (or targeting certain subjects) that would be better suited in other areas... most times it is brought to our attention by another members helpful report.

Please report these posts that you talk of.

 

[arlene]

I saw a thread get locked in here I'm sure asking why there were milestone ticker type things to put on your sig for bf but not for ff. Think the mod had said it could be seen as having a go at bfeeders and no thread should actively pick on any one type of person. Surely that's contradictory though as the tickers applaud and celebrate those that bf but not those who choose to ff? Just a point. xx

 

[Vickie]

The thread you are talking about was locked because it was attacking BF members which is not permitted! Just as it wouldn't be permitted the other way around. It was NOT locked because it mentioned FF having tickers to celebrate their milestones.

 

[arlene]

Apologies then but I saw nothing on the thread that could be construed as anyone having a go at bfeeders. Didn't mean to offend x

 

[flamingpanda]

So ... we are allowed FFing milestone blinkies? Because I thought that was a great idea to help build some confidence in FF mummies.

 

[skunkpixie]

I would love to have a FF blinky. If I could I would have a BF one and 2 FF ones. Anyone got any good links? x

 

[flamingpanda]

I couldn't find any really cute ones when I looked but I was going to make some. Then the thread was shut down and I thought things were too raw and left it. However from what I'm reading here it sounds like they might not have been the problem. I'll wait for an admin/mod reply first though.

 

[Indigo77]

https://lbfm.lilypie.com/WsqKm5.png

 

[Indigo77]

I can't find one that will match my other tickers, though...

https://freetickers.net/tickers/96n369jeh7zrdd74.png

 

[Indigo77]

This site has some...

https://www.bubhub.com.au/tickers/index.php?page=feeding

 

[flamingpanda]

Ah ok... as I was googling blinkies I actually came across threads from bnb! It seems that the mods have no problems with milestone type blinkies but don't want us to use any phrases etc that could be seen as argumentative (this was advice given to BFers regarding their blinkies). Seems fair enough, they'd only cause controversy and the point was more giving FFers something to be proud of, not something to defend.

 

[sethsmummy]

I want an FF blinkie when my lo comes!!! That would be so awsome.

any way we feed our babies should be celebrated.. not just BF xx