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Had to take Emily to Docs yesterday as she has gastroenteritis. I said it was a shame that I had recently stopped breastfeeding so I could return to work, as I knew that with these sorts of tummy bugs you can continue to give breast milk. He blatantly told me that it was 'my fault she had this viral infection, and if I had still been breast feeding she would probably not have got it so bad'. Obviously nothing to do with the fact 2 other babies at nursery are presenting with exactly the same symptoms then? This may be the case but my God I feel that was a bit heavy handed, he did however try to sugar the pill by saying how gorgeous she is. Hey ho! I don't need a GP to tell me that! Did I have a go at him...........no I was there for Emily's sake and felt that it was neither the time nor the place to express my concerns that his opinion was.... in a word... CRAP! when my little girl felt so poorly.

Can you imagine how I would be feeling now had she been admitted to hospital and put on IV fluids, or maybe if she'd been diagnosed with Meningitis, as most simple childhood illnesses present with very similar symptoms?

Today I reflect on his words and wonder what sort of state I'd be in if he'd said the same to me 4 years ago when I had Thomas and suffered terribly with PND.

So what happened to the 'NO STIGMA' with bottle feeding then? and we'll support you in whatever method of feeding you choose for your baby??

It would seem it never filtered down from midwifery to GP which in my eyes today stands for GREAT PRATT!