10 things breastfeeding advocates should stop saying

[Smoke Jaguar]

Delphmoon, I hope you soon realise that BB was set up for MOTHERS to support each other, not some idea of sub-sections of mothers to support each other in cocoons. This is the first time in my whole membership that I've been told I don't belong somewhere. And I've posted in TTC, LTTC, and Loss forums, as a member who hasn't got personal experience to share, and plenty of empathy and understanding, esp because I have IRL friends who have experienced these things. Just as IRL I have friends (*gasp*) who use formula, comp-feed and who breastfeed.
Just because you don't see the value in mine or other posts, doesn't mean someone else hasn't, so please don't play the exclusion game. You underscore the OP's point by doing this, and it's really unfriendly of you to tell me to shut up when I'm agreeing with the OP. It's not the BB way...

[delphmoon]

Delphmoon, I hope you soon realise that BB was set up for MOTHERS to support each other, not some idea of sub-sections of mothers to support each other in cocoons. This is the first time in my whole membership that I've been told I don't belong somewhere. And I've posted in TTC, LTTC, and Loss forums, as a member who hasn't got personal experience to share, and plenty of empathy and understanding, esp because I have IRL friends who have experienced these things. Just as IRL I have friends (*gasp*) who use formula, comp-feed and who breastfeed.
Just because you don't see the value in mine or other posts, doesn't mean someone else hasn't, so please don't play the exclusion game. You underscore the OP's point by doing this, and it's really unfriendly of you to tell me to shut up when I'm agreeing with the OP. It's not the BB way...

You havn't offered anything other than criticism..What have you got to say about the actual thread other than "I prefer not to support new mums with negative references to formula feeding mums, so I can't see how sniggering about the dumb things some well-meaning (sometimes not) and less-informed people say materially or emotionally supports a mum who has had to use formula.
I think it's encumbent on all of us to counter ignorance, not just formula feeders, and not just breastfeeders. Ignorance doesn't serve us as mothers, does it? "

What are you talking about?

I am surprised and I spose driven by the countless PMs I am currently getting from people who feel the same way I do...I'm sick of this and I'm completely done with this thread!!

[BellyBelly]

There was no need for a question to be turned into WWIII.

If you feel yourself getting drawn in, emotional and carried away with a thread then its time to step away until a time when you feel level again. Lets get this back on track, we'll remove OT posts so that this can keep going forward.