I work in an environment (gotta be careful here) where I liaise with many GPs. I've recently come back to work after maternity leave (DD is now 8 months) and the other day a male GP commented that I'd lost a bit of weight since he'd last seen me (obviously, minus the bump!). I said that the fact that I was breastfeeding probably helped with the weight loss, and he launched into the most jaw-dropping diatribe about how much he "despised" breastfeeding, how the mere thought of it made him feel physically ill, and how he actively told his female patients not to bother with it if they had any queries or problems. At first I thought he was joking, but he was deadly serious. I told him that most midwives would probably club him to death if they heard his anti-"breast is best" views, but he said that he didn't care. I asked him if he'd been breastfed and he said no, so I reckon this reaction is the result of some deep-seated resentment that his mum didn't give him the very best start in life! I cannot believe that a medical professional harbours these opinions (and he's only in his early-40s!).