# Bloomberg is at it Again (The War on Formula) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008 "2012-08-01T00:08:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/41 "2012-08-05T19:25:46Z")
So, instead of choosing options that will make it easier for mothers to breastfeed such as better maternity leave, paid maternity leave, encouragement of public breastfeeding, paternity leave, etc, the government plans to berate the poor mothers who may not have many other options. It’s a lot easier to sit on a high horse and be judgmental, and I have no respect for those who take the easy, blind route on an issue that desperately needs real legal action. Although I plan to breastfeed and will do everything I can to make that happen, I’m also getting formula in case I need it. If you really interested in making sure that my babies stay on my breast as long as possible, then pass laws requiring more paternity leave so I can get some fucking sleep. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/42 "2012-08-05T21:25:10Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > read James Joyce to them in their cribs. > . Why U want to B Mean to poor kidlet :eek: 😃 > [@Farmer\_Jane](#): > > There are a lot of things that are ‘best’. For example, it’s better for my son to have healthy food all the time than for me to indulge in pizza. But we do. Parents do this in all areas of responsibility. > > At any rate, Bloomberg isn’t banning formula, but he has no problem actively discouraging it and lecturing moms! I’d like to see that areshole lactate. \ My brother was bottle fed, he was a preemie [my parents had a picture of him in a shoebox, they wanted to see if he fit] and he is now a 6’2 viking type. I was breast fed, I had lung issues and digestive issues most of my childhood [more or less until puberty] and I have a couple food allergies and sensitivities which my brother doesn’t have. Given the choice if all I really knew about was my family, bottle all the way. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/43 "2012-08-06T03:23:48Z")
You guys from New York better hope he didn’t see “60 Minutes” last night. It turns out that sugar causes health problems. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/44 "2012-08-06T04:34:11Z")
While I am sometimes on board with Bloomberg’s initiatives and ideas, _this_ to me is just tailor-made material for the right to use against the very idea of regulations of all stripe: the government _locking up_ the formula because it knows what is best for the mother’s baby. Not simply _recommending_ that mothers use their natural breast milk (and supplying the information as to why) but locking up the formula in hospitals so that the choice is removed for the mother. Could a republican strategist _concoct_ a better story? ---
**Author:** ![richarddean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@richarddean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/richarddean)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/45 "2012-08-06T07:51:36Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > While I am sometimes on board with Bloomberg’s initiatives and ideas, _this_ to me is just tailor-made material for the right to use against the very idea of regulations of all stripe: the government _locking up_ the formula because it knows what is best for the mother’s baby. Not simply _recommending_ that mothers use their natural breast milk (and supplying the information as to why) but locking up the formula in hospitals so that the choice is removed for the mother. Could a republican strategist _concoct_ a better story? I agree. When I first heard about Bloomberg’s proposed large soda ban I thought to myself “oh great, I’ll be reading about this in sentences containing the word ‘libs.’” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/46 "2012-08-06T09:13:09Z")
> [@Imago](#): > > Urgh. Aren’t there some ways in which formula actually is better for the kid? I always heard you were supposed to rotate the two, breastmilk for the antibodies, formula for some other thing. I’ve never heard that formula is in any way better, other than it’s harder to digest, so the kid might sleep for a longer period of time. That’s a convenience for the parents, not a benefit for the kid. The only reason I can think of for rotating would be so that Mom could work outside the home and not have to pump, or not have to pump and save. However, remember that it’s been more than 30 years since I’ve breastfed, so my info might well be out of date. > [@](#): > > If the mayor really wanted to help breastfeeding mothers he would push for a year’s paid maternity leave on a national level but even as a RINO he still won’t. QFT. If moms didn’t have to go to work after just a few weeks of bonding, they could nurse for several months, maybe even most of a year. But that would be too friendly towards women, children, and families. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/47 "2012-08-06T11:05:18Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I don’t live in NY any more, but even from here, the man is starting to get on my nerves. He seems to suffer from the belief that he can make people… better. And I do not hold to that. But do you aim to misbehave? ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/48 "2012-08-06T11:16:26Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > While I am sometimes on board with Bloomberg’s initiatives and ideas, _this_ to me is just tailor-made material for the right to use against the very idea of regulations of all stripe: the government _locking up_ the formula because it knows what is best for the mother’s baby. Not simply _recommending_ that mothers use their natural breast milk (and supplying the information as to why) but locking up the formula in hospitals so that the choice is removed for the mother. Could a republican strategist _concoct_ a better story? I’n no fan of plenty of Bloomberg’s initiatives, but I think someone did concoct this story. Plenty of news stories talked about locking up the formula and mandatory lectures. First of all, there is mandatory nothing. The whole initiative is voluntary and not every hospital joined. Well ,there is one thing mandatory-hospitals will have to comply with a three-year old state law, the Breastfeeding Bill of Rights, that no one has ever complained about before. There is also no locking up of formula- at least not required by the initiative. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/49 "2012-08-06T11:40:20Z")
I have a suggestion for “do gooders” like Bloomberg: practice what you preach! How can I get in on the burgeoning black market for 16 ounce cokes? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008/50 "2012-08-06T21:36:17Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > I have a suggestion for “do gooders” like Bloomberg: practice what you preach! > How can I get in on the burgeoning black market for 16 ounce cokes? Regular or Diet? I can ship you some in from PA, but it’ll cost you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloomberg-is-at-it-again-the-war-on-formula/630008.md?page=2)