Chinese buying up all the baby milk !

We know the reasons behind it Barmey but it doesn’t make it right . It just makes what Chinese companies are doing as very wrong !

That's what free market trading is all about. Look forward to more of it. Those who can afford higher prices will get higher quality. If there are supply shortages, as there appears to be with baby milk, those who can't afford the premium prices will lose out (and maybe be poisoned or starve).

80% of all baby milk is imported from the EU & with ‘No Deal’ looming, there are people actively stockpiling in case of shortages / delays with supplies.

So what will our standard be out of the EU, will we be importing from China.

Sorry Gillybob, I only read the first 3 pages and no mention was made. I seemed to be all about people taking a profit so I just jumped in. And no its not right but you can't blame mothers in other countries wanting the best for their children.

Even the Brexit-supporting Sun was reporting stockpiling in December 2018.

www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/7880542/brexit-baby-milk-shortage-fears/

It seems there's more behind this story than Chinese buying up Western baby milk.

My bestest baby girl got her “bot bot” tonight so all is well in my world . Thank you to those who understood .

To all those who think the remarks made by the Boots woman aren't racist can I explain why they are In Newcastle we not only have Chinese residents who live here (and have done for generations) and are actually British, we also have South Koreans, Malaysians, people from Singapore and from Hong Kong who are working or studying here. All of these people may be of Chinese descent but are not Chinese. Therefore it is impossible to identify beyond doubt the country of origin of the buyers by their physical appearance and to do so is racist.

Trisher I've sent you a halloumi-related PM.

gillybob

trisher . Into the lair! I agree.

Growstuff, I'm not being moralistic, just practical. After a chat with a GP, mums might decide to continue breast feeding instead. It's just too convenient to pick it up in a shop (and tempting after a sleepless night, sore nipples etc.) but why risk a child's lifetime health and longevity?

Sounds to me as though you're being moralistic by telling mothers what's best for their babies.

Mothers have a choice and if they want to feed their babies formula milk at whatever age, that's up to them and they should be confident that there's a good supply of baby milk in the shops.

Seems a bit odd that a load of people from "Korean, Malaya, people from Singapore and from Hong Kong", would suddenly start buying up bucketfuls of baby formula.

Give the Boots assistant a bit of credit for some commonsense.

And what "lair" is this then? Gransnet?

Maybe try mumsnet?

Well, y'know, Chinese, dragon etc.

This was all news to me, so I'm grateful to gillybob for the OP, which sparked my curiosity. It would appear that people from South East Asia have been buying foreign formula milk for years. Just speculation, but maybe the drop in the pound makes it worthwhile buying from the UK rather than Australia, New Zealand or an EU country.

Maybe they haven't suddenly started buying UK formula milk, but (as Matt Hancock said in December 2028) the government really has started stockpiling it. Maybe families with babies have started stockpiling it themselves.

Hetty58 not all mothers can breast feed, my daughter is having her second child and due to partial mastectomies of both breasts she is unable.

I really dislike the “breast feeding mafia” who make many mothers feel guilty and as if they are failures due to bottle feeding.

Wish there were a "like" button GrannyGravy because I dislike them too and I suspect most people dislike being told what to do by their GP.

In any case, I don't see why people should be forced to breast feed as a result of a baby milk shortage. It's quite difficult to get a baby to accept the breast after he/she has got used to a bottle.

growstuff thank you ??

You're welcome.

Just had to comment here because I cannot stand the breast feeding mafia. When it comes to babies "fed is best" whether that's by breast, ng tube, or formula from a bottle. No woman should have to justify her choice ( if indeed that's what it is) to anybody. I breastfed all 4 of mine for varying lengths of time. The one who was breastfed the shortest time is in fact the healthiest!
Glad your DD has managed to get some gillybob.

Yes, the 'breastfeeding mafia' can be very cruel and judgemental.

My first baby was born by emergency section after a traumatic labour, and my milk did not come in at all. I was told that this was because at times of trauma the body closes down a step at a time, and milk production would be one of the first things to stop, as it wasn't essential to my survival.

Anyway, I bottle fed, and my baby was/is just fine, and very heathy. At an NCT party when he was about 3 months old, and I was still very hormonal, I overheard the teacher saying to another friend that if her baby died of SIDS, at least she would know that she had done her best by breastfeeding. I was devastated, and still haven't forgiven her, even though I now accept that it was thoughtless rather than deliberately nasty.

Everyone there knew about my circumstances, but they were so wedded to the notion of 'breast is best' that they didn't stop to think, and nobody said a word.

I'm agree with all the others here who have commented about "breastfeeding mafia" there are a whole gamut of reasons why some women don't breastfeed, baby not thriving, infection. etc.

"After a chat with GP mums might decide to continue breastfeeding instead, it's too convenient to pick it up in a shop after a sleepless night and sore nipples, but why risk a child's life time health and longevity.

And to think some people think that the "muffia" are some sort of cliched stereotype, no they haven't gone away, as sanctimonious, preachy and judgemental as ever!

I agree not I'm agree