Free milk tokens?

allydowd

I've known people (in Scotland) with gluten intolerance be 'prescribed' gluten-free foods which would be collected at the chemist at no cost. I'd ask a doctor or pharmacist or ask the British Dietetic Society.

GlasweJen

prescriptions for special food are different because the person with the conditon can't eat the normal food. In this case calcium tablets are prescribed so prescription milk isn't actually necessary.

LittleTinker

mazza111 wrote: »

Don't think so, you used to be able to take the vouchers along to the child health clinic and exchange them for a tin of formula milk, or we used to see certain parents buying their cans of special brew with it in local mini market.

Yes, you got 7 pints of milk or one of the small tins.
A small tin doesnt last all week though.

Broken_hearted

LittleTinker wrote: »

If women want to bottle feed their babies it cant be expected that the government pays for that....surely?

A very ignorant statement, not everyone wants to formula feed their babies BUT some have no other choice.
Certain medication makes it dangerous
Some women don't produce enough milk
Babies can be unable to breastfeed
The mother may be to ill or worse not have survived the birth.

Damzel_In_Distress

LittleTinker wrote: »

If women want to bottle feed their babies it cant be expected that the government pays for that....surely?

What a silly comment to make-do you even have children??

Some people cant breast feed
Some people dont produce enough milk if any at all
Some babies dont want to breast feed
Some people are on medication which means they cant breastfeed cause the medication is then passed on the baby
Some women have a phobia of breast feeding

the list goes on and on....:rolleyes:

LittleTinker

Damzel_In_Distress wrote: »

What a silly comment to make-do you even have children??

Some people cant breast feed
Some people dont produce enough milk if any at all
Some babies dont want to breast feed
Some people are on medication which means they cant breastfeed cause the medication is then passed on the baby
Some women have a phobia of breast feeding

the list goes on and on....:rolleyes:

Well...to answer both you are the other poster together.....

I dont see how my comment is 'silly'. I said that the government shouldnt pay for formulae milk.....and stand by that.

I didnt critisise anyones choices. I am not stupid. Of course I know that some people cant or some people shouldnt breatfeed. But how does the goverment know that it isnt just choice?

If there were to bring in a payment for ALL formulae milk then they may as well just give a payment to EVERY new mother. Oh.....hang on, they do...in the form of milk tokens (or whatever there new name is)

But the govenment cant just throw money out willy nilly, they have to cap it. So it is limited to one small tin. If a mother wants to use formulae any more than that, whether it be because they want to , or because they cant breatfeed, then they have to pay for it themselves.

You reeled off reasons why women use formulae as though I was born backwards! The reasons WHY werent even part of my comment.