Nicola Thorp Instagram – I promise I’m not just going to post parent content from now on but something has really got on my tits recently and it’s not my baby.
Did you know that in the UK it’s against the law to sell infant formula at a discounted price?
Like many others, I struggled to breastfeed when my little girl was born. While the health service is far more accepting of formula feeding than it used to be, there is still an overwhelming amount of pressure to exclusively breastfeed your baby.
While I fully understood the benefits, I found it impossible to provide enough milk for her and she lost a significant amount of weight. So we turned to combination feeding, which worked well for both of us. Now I really enjoy breastfeeding without worrying that she’s going hungry.
Formula is wildly expensive, and when parents complain about that they are often met with arseholes on the internet reminding them that breastfeeding is free.
Despite the fact that that’s not strictly true (there are still costs associated with breastfeeding), many parents formula feed their babies because they have no other choice.
Meanwhile, retailers are banned from supplying or accepting coupons for parents who struggle to afford to feed their newborn.
With a rise in formula being shoplifted from supermarkets by desperate parents, surely it’s time that infant formula was price capped or at least subsidised by the government for those who cannot afford it? | Posted on 18/Mar/2024 22:31:58
