I breastfed my first and I am now breastfeeding my second.
I have never been made to feel uncomfortable while feeding in public. And I have NEVER looked at a woman ff her baby and given a shit. I just think "aw another baby". But I must admit that if I am talking about bf or if I am bf around a ff mother I fear that I may make her feel like I think I am better than her. And that's just crap. I just can't believe, still, that there is judgement on how a baby is fed.
I would just love to know, honestly, if you actually care how other babies are fed.
There is so much judgement and a lot of publicity on it now that some of it must come from other mothers.
If you think you are better for bf be honest. If you think you are being judged for ff be honest.
My friend recently commented on how another mother quit breastfeeding very early on and she was shocked and disappointed etc. And I said "there is enough judgement without needing to add to it. There is also someone there to judge you. You could be judged for combination feeding from a few weeks old. I could be judged for not bf my first past 10 months, what has it got to do with anyone else".
I don't mean to start a war here. I just want people to be honest if they do judge and why. Afterall we don't know one another and we may become less judgy after this.
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Do you really care how another baby is fed? (Ff/bf)
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justonesherryformedicinalpurpo · 30/03/2017 15:46
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