Aibu to be irritated by this ?

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Friend of many many years came round to see newborn DS today , and when informed that the milk in the bottle was formula rather than breastmilk , proclaimer that I really should be breastfeeding as breastmilk is best for baby.
For clarification I have toddler DS who was FF from 5 weeks onwards due to contact with his father and is thriving as per his peers (expressed milk initially ) , my dm is seriously ill with cancer and I need to be able to drop and run at a moments notice etc, she is a trainee doctor so should accept that I know my limits with these things and I also have another child so do have experience.

Aibu to tell her that I have enough on without being tied to a baby on the sofa permanently breastfeeding and expressing?!

Yanbu

Yanbu.

Absolutely none of her beeswax

It's none of her business, tell her to get lost.

FWIW I hate the phrase “happy Mum, happy baby) but it really is true in my case. I have such a great amount of flexibility with FF, and haven’t endured any stress over latching etc which my fellow mums have cried through etc. (Really feel for them).

Just ignore her. You are happy with your choice. You don't need to justify it to anyone
Congratulations on your newborn

Please don’t be annoyed. You really do not have to justify your feeding choices to anyone. Seriously. It’s nobody’s business, it doesn’t matter if you feed formula because you think breastfeeding is disgusting, that’s your choice. Don’t defend yourself against these busybodies.

Yanbu. A family member kept on at me for the same thing. Thing is my lo is on high calorie formula as he weighed 3lb 9oz at birth. He is now thriving but apparently breastmilk would have been enough if I fed him enough.

Ignore op. Smile and nod.

Your baby, your body, your choice.

You absolutely do not have to justify why you are bottle feeding to anyone.

A real friend won't judge you.

What a cheeky twit!

None of her business, and you don’t have to give reasons to her, or to us on here for that matter. I would have been tempted to ask her to leave, though easier said than done at the time I imagine.

Nothing to do with her. You’ve made the right choice for you and your baby.

I’m afraid I would have told her to fuck off. It’s none of her damned business.

You don't owe us or your friend an explanation for your feeding choices. Take care of yourself love X

How incredibly rude of her. The only nipple anyone has the right to an opinion on ghebuse of is their own.

As long as you’re free feeding our baby then that’s the bigger picture :) ignore the comment, the other pp are right in saying it’s completely your choice how you feed your baby. Congratulations!!

Tell her to fuck off and defriend her on Facebook. She should get the message.

yeah i think you should have just told her. Im sure she meant well but youd have been doing her a favour by giving her an insight into why people formula feed so that she doesnt go on offending other mothers like this. Not everyone can breast feed and some people just really find it hard and emotionally distressing.

You don’t have to justify how you feed your baby to anyone and no one especially not a friend should make you feel that way

She said it at my baby shower (not requested by me , certainly not a Hun) , and I shot her a look across the table, but she evidently didn’t get the message !

With my first DS, I had someone at an NCT local coffee morning try and force my nipple into my sons mouth whilst I was desperately trying to cool down a hot bottle of water for his feed , bloody breastapo! (Not intended to offend)

Tell her you were lying and it's not formula, it's battery acid.