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The attitude is not only towards young mothers though. My aunt gave birth to her 2nd child when she was 40 and she didn't produce any milk.

He nipples were cracked and bleeding and the midwife or nurses (I'm not sure who) refused to let her switch to formula, and her being the emotional wreck she was just listened to them. Eventually my uncle stepped in and said enough was enough and they had to switch.


I don't know how they get away with it tbh, it seems to be the same everywhere from what I can see. You just have to be firm almost to the point of being rude sometimes which is awful really
 
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The attitude is not only towards young mothers though. My aunt gave birth to her 2nd child when she was 40 and she didn't produce any milk.

He nipples were cracked and bleeding and the midwife or nurses (I'm not sure who) refused to let her switch to formula, and her being the emotional wreck she was just listened to them. Eventually my uncle stepped in and said enough was enough and they had to switch.

That sounds horrid. I was reading in one of the UK papers (can't remember if it was The Guardian, Daily Mail or Independent) about how some UK hospitals are now thinking of not providing any formula unless in an absolute emergency or providing an area to sterilise to cut down on mothers bottle feeding. It's the sort of thing I think will do more harm than good to breastfeeding.

Well, you definitely learn a lesson after you have your first that's for sure, I wasn't as quiet when I went in to have my son I can tell you. But you don't have a clue really when It's your first so you just do what you're told. I definitely trusted my own body and instincts more the second time.

Yeah I wish I'd listened more to my body. But everyone kept saying 1st babies are born late (Imogen was 3 days early), contractions will go on for ages (they didn't) and stuff like that so I believed them.
 

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That sounds horrid. I was reading in one of the UK papers (can't remember if it was The Guardian, Daily Mail or Independent) about how some UK hospitals are now thinking of not providing any formula unless in an absolute emergency or providing an area to sterilise to cut down on mothers bottle feeding. It's the sort of thing I think will do more harm than good to breastfeeding.



Yeah I wish I'd listened more to my body. But everyone kept saying 1st babies are born late (Imogen was 3 days early), contractions will go on for ages (they didn't) and stuff like that so I believed them.

Yeah, my daughter was born the day she was due and the labour was 5 and a half hours. I mean you could talk to 100 women about their labours and I bet every one of them will have had a different experience so i don't know why anyone assumes they know what it'll be like for you
 

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I thought that was your names
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I've been sleeping. No pipes have been anywhere near me this morning.

Kate has me confused with HERSELF.
 

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681 posts to get to 2000

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PW! PW! PW! :p

lol 1096 for me! haha I'll never get there

Oh yes you will! I did it- so can you!

Now instead of visitor messaging each other- we can talk here/complex to add more post counts for yah :D



Babies, boobs and birth :D

Only the middle topic he would wanna engage in :p

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Okay...

I like breasts.

I thought so :24:
 
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