[charlottesmum04]

Came across this in a link from another blog and it really reasonated with me in a way.
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I until the last few weeks was a diehard boobie feeder. Didnt see any reason why most people couldnt BF and saw FF as mostly a choice not a need. Now that new DD is quite literally allergic to my breastmilk ( i was making her sick to the point she was hospitalised) and we are having to rely on prescription formula to feed her I am seeing the other side.

Why should i have to justify it to strangers who seem to think its their business why I am FF?

If i dont tell them DD's medical history and i dont feel i have too and just throw out a I couldnt BF does that then make me one of those 'making excuses in the eyes of women like these?

And last of all why out of all of those things do i care what some stranger in a parenting room thinks of me?

[Rainbow Brite]

I have never once received negative comments etc due to formula feeding. Where are all these critical people you hear about? There are always stories being told but I have never come across the negativity.

This post has been edited by Madam Plum: 10/01/2013, 08:17 PM

[Riotproof]

Seriously? What is it you're looking for?
No one is going to condemn you for doing the best thing for your baby. No one is going to condemn me for continuing to breastfeed my toddler while avoiding his main allergens. And if they do, I don't care.

Anybody who has breastfed a toddler knows it is about more than just food, but it's not the only way to foster closeness. For a baby, it is just about food. You found food that doesn't make your baby sick which is fantastic.

[imamumto3]

I have never once received negative comments etc due to formula feeding. Where are all these critical people you hear about? There are always stories being told but I have never come across the negativity.

this.

I bf, but most of my friends have ff. I have only ever seen support for either those bf or ff, no one has ever received negative comments for their choice. you do what works for you and your child, it's no one else's business.

[Chief Pancake Ma...]

OK I only got through half of that because it was too bl&&dy long and I wanted to punch the author.

Its the same as the vaginal birth vs CS, drug free vs epidural - as long as you have a happy healthy baby at the end who F%^&^g cares - its nobodies business but the parents.

[howdo]

I never found a real life anti-formula person No one actually ever asked me why I was feeding my kid what I was feeding them. It's a really theoretical thing for me.

No one actually cared enough to ask.

[Mousky]

Why should i have to justify it to strangers who seem to think its their business why I am FF?

You don't

[TheSmithFamily]

When my first child was born his brain was damaged and he had no suck reflex, he was tube fed and then bottle fed. I got all the questions and judgments etc.

I never ever took for granted the beautiful BF relationship I was able to have with my next two kids. I had seen and been on the other side and was grateful for some normality.

Great news you found some food that works best for you and your baby xx

Bron

[axiomae]

Ugh that article was horrid. Breastfeeding is hard work. Formula feeding is hard work. Breast is best but a starving baby is worse. People need to worry about themselves and their own babies rather than worry what everyone else is doing. You don't need to justify anything. I mix feed (for genuine low supply) and it just s**ts me to tears when people roll their eyes when I top up with formula. Would you rather my baby starve? Sigh.

[nik_klinger]

OK I only got through half of that because it was too bl&&dy long and I wanted to punch the author.

Its the same as the vaginal birth vs CS, drug free vs epidural - as long as you have a happy healthy baby at the end who F%^&^g cares - its nobodies business but the parents.

Amen!