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bottle or breast????!!! defending yourself

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char3mum · 11/07/2010 15:34

any one else out there feel that they really shouldn't have to defend them selves when it comes to feeding bambino?? It seems that if you "admitt" to bottle feeding you have to defend yourself to heathcare proffs, while if you do breast feed then most of your friend look at you as it you have completely lost the plot!!!! I breast fed my two boys and plan to do it again, i am already dreading the reactions of friends and strangers alike!!!!! Yes i feed in public, but i honestly dont get naked from the waist up, and yet can guarentee comments in the coffee shop and on the train!!!! isn't it better than listening to a baby scream!! Its my choice and as long as mum and baby are happy and heathly does it really matter??

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hopalongdagger · 11/07/2010 15:41

Well I do agree that no one should have to justify their choices, and it's no one else's business.

But I have to say that TBH, the only place I have ever met that kind of criticism is here or on other forums.

Maybe I'm just lucky or in a nice area, but I've never had even the slightest funny look for bfing in public. And in all the baby groups I've been to it's never been an issue- any mum can whip out a bottle or a breast without anyone else giving it a thought.

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