supermarket price fixing for sma infant milk?

fluffnutter

ThumbRemote wrote: »

There is no way you should give a baby anything other than the age appropriate baby milk without medical advice.

Hmm, someone's been reading the advertising blurb. Formula's made from cow's milk which isn't all that suitable for humans. They faff about with it a bit and make out it's the 'ideal' substitute for human milk but it's not. I'm not making a moral judgement about whether you choose to breastfeed or not, simply a biological one. Follow-on milk might have a bit more bulking agent in it or a slightly different mix of vitamins but at the end of the day it's much of a muchness and the idea that you need 'medical advice' to feed your baby follow-on instead of infant formula is nonsense. Believe me, if you asked the average GP what type of formula you should be feeding your baby, they'd look at you blankly.

As an aside, it's health visitors and midwives who advise women that infant formula and follow-on milk are the same stuff so there you go - 'medical advice'.

ThumbRemote

fluffnutter wrote: »

Hmm, someone's been reading the advertising blurb. Formula's made from cow's milk which isn't all that suitable for humans. They faff about with it a bit and make out it's the 'ideal' substitute for human milk but it's not. I'm not making a moral judgement about whether you choose to breastfeed or not, simply a biological one.

I have no need to read advertising blurb. For what it's worth, I'm completely in favour of breastfeeding where possible.

fluffnutter wrote: »

Follow-on milk might have a bit more bulking agent in it or a slightly different mix of vitamins but at the end of the day it's much of a muchness and the idea that you need 'medical advice' to feed your baby follow-on instead of infant formula is nonsense.

"Much of a muchness". So you agree they're not the same, and your previous claim they were "the same stuff anyway" is wrong.

So where do you draw the line? It's all milk, why not just give cows milk? After all, it's much of a muchness.

fluffnutter wrote: »

Believe me, if you asked the average GP what type of formula you should be feeding your baby, they'd look at you blankly.

As an aside, it's health visitors and midwives who advise women that infant formula and follow-on milk are the same stuff so there you go - 'medical advice'.

Why would I believe you? You've clearly no idea what you're talking about. You seem to be claiming doctors have no idea that there are different types of milk.

Here's some light reading.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/types-of-infant-formula.aspx

stephen77

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Why would I believe you? You've clearly no idea what you're talking about. You seem to be claiming doctors have no idea that there are different types of milk.

Here's some light reading.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/types-of-infant-formula.aspx

Your local GP will have a good general knowledge but unlikely to know very specific details on a subject like this.
Your local Doctor will have good general knowledge but can not know everything.

ThumbRemote

stephen77 wrote: »

Your local GP will have a good general knowledge but unlikely to know very specific details on a subject like this.
Your local Doctor will have good general knowledge but can not know everything.

I would be very surprised if there are any doctors who aren't aware there are different types of formula for different ages, and would give you a blank look if you asked about it.

stephen77

only one way to find out. Is go and ask.

I would not say a blank stare but I would not expect them to be experts in the subject.