MAM anti colic starter set

elm.

No need to apologise. It's such a powerful image. I find it hard reading statistics to really relate to what's going on, but stories like that make it more real for me - especially thinking about how heartbreaking it must be to lose a child. It makes it all the more tragic to me when it could have been so easily prevented.

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jennie-jack

some nee to be grateful that you can fee your baby at all, id have taken formula or blended burgers if my child could feed, he is artificially fed as you put it by a feeding tube. you need to get off your high horse. it is the parents decision to breast feed or bottle feed. once a child is older you cant tell any difference either way.

i have bought the set in the op, its a bargain. also research has shown that having a dummy can reduce the risk of cot death, it also helps prem babies remember to breath but you no they are horrid and bad the breast police.

sjpkgp

Sorry haven't read fully the debates about BF versus non BF as short on time and haven't got a strong view either way. Got four kids, and breast fed two, bottle fed two. Last one (a boy) diagnosed with colic, started about 4 weeks and finished at 13 weeks (like a tap being turned off, stopped almost instantly for anyone who is going through it and wants hope), He screamed for about 5 hours a day on average, and I knew it was "not normal" having three older kids. Not every day, but most. Tried everything re: feeding, gripe water and the likes. Doctor told me colic was still a bit of a mystery and was not necessarily due to what they took in (breast or formula), was more related to their central nervous system. We bought a white noise CD from the internet and that did seem to help a bit. Sorry to not be helpful regarding the purchase, and my heart goes out to anyone who has a colicky one, know how hard it is. Sal xxx

Stacyluvya

I don't really think that this is the place for this conversation... x

pleasedelete

elm. wrote: »

Surely donor breastmilk (i.e. a wet nurse) is far easier to get find in a rural community than formula is? Especially if you're living in poverty


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You are suggesting that when my son couldn't breastfeed and I lived in a rural community I should have got a wet nurse!

The rural community I lived in was in Yorkshire
Never met a wet nurse here! I don't live in poverty!
Luckily tesco delivered formula. I must remember to ask them for a wet nurse instead!

sarahblaneuk

jennie-jack wrote: »

some nee to be grateful that you can fee your baby at all, id have taken formula or blended burgers if my child could feed, he is artificially fed as you put it by a feeding tube. you need to get off your high horse. it is the parents decision to breast feed or bottle feed. once a child is older you cant tell any difference either way.

i have bought the set in the op, its a bargain. also research has shown that having a dummy can reduce the risk of cot death, it also helps prem babies remember to breath but you no they are horrid and bad the breast police.

I have to agree, none of my kids took to dummies but we tried our hardest to try to use them. They were reccomended from our hospital consultant to help with all my childrens reflux and with my son to help him breathe through the night and possibly help reduce his apnea episodes.

elm.

pleasedelete wrote: »

You are suggesting that when my son couldn't breastfeed and I lived in a rural community I should have got a wet nurse!

The rural community I lived in was in Yorkshire
Never met a wet nurse here! I don't live in poverty!
Luckily tesco delivered formula. I must remember to ask them for a wet nurse instead!

I'm not suggesting that you do anything, when I mentioned rural community it was in the context of a remote rural community in Asia.

As HelenHarry said -
There are 4 ways to feed a baby:

1) Breastmilk directly from the mother
2) Breastmilk expressed by the mother
3) Breastmilk expressed by woman other than mother
4) Artificial (formula) milk

There's a group called Eats on Feets (active in the UK) who help link up mothers who want to give their babies donor milk with women who have milk to donate.

I'm not telling anyone to do this, I'm just saying it's out there - other people reading this might be interested.

BlueCow1975

Agree that this is not the place for a Bf "v" formula debate. Frankly, it is somewhat tiresome. Breast is best - yes. Formula is also OK if you can't BF for whatever reason. Your baby is not inferior if it is formula fed. Some (not all - just the odd one) BF campaigners need to get off their high horses in my opinion as they have a nasty habit of guilt tripping formula feeding mums which is not helpful in the slightest. You are not a better mum just because you BF - motherhood is far more multi-faceted than that. Mum's need to support each other. The bottom line is what you choose to feed your child for the next 17 years or more is far more significant. So, lets just chill out and focus on the DEAL!

miss.bint

These are great bottles.
I bought a set for my little boy and have been using them for 7 weeks now.... They are, imo, far better than Dr Brown's & Tommee Tippee (I tried them all!).

They really do help with colic and wind. :j

I have two children & have formula fed both. I initially tried bf with my first, but after 4 days of bleeding, cracked, sore, nipples, no sleep and a hungry baby, I thought; "Sod this!".

I am not a bad mother. I am only human.

So bite me.

AnotherMakes3

JUst wanted to add yes it is against the WHO code but that does not make it illegal. TKmaxx also had breastflow bottles the last time I was in there on a good deal.

There is no point people going on about breast is best, its not its normal. Its the way nature intended our young to be fed. There is no support for new breastfeeding mothers so IMO there is no point trying to get 90-100% bfing at birth when the 30% that are doing it atm get no help or support when its needed.