Hi; I wanted to get some opinions on this. I went to see a health visitor today (different to my usual one) who asked if I was formula or breast feeding.
I originally wanted to breast feed but after a very challenging delivery I needed a lot of time to recover so my partner ended up helping a lot and we ended up formula feeding. After I had recovered my son was around two months old and was and still is thriving on formula. I felt bad about not breast feeding for a long time and I’ve only just started to feel okay, until today.
My son is 4 months old and the HV asked me if I had made the choice to formula feed and if so, why. When I explained she was not accepting it was a good enough reason and kept pushing me for more information. I ended up getting a bit upset as she was making me feel terrible. After this she started saying things like ‘I hope you are your partner are formula feeding with no t shirts on or your baby might struggle to bond’ and ‘I hope only you and your partner are feeding the baby and never grandparents as the baby needs to feel the love with you and they won’t feel that if other people are doing it’ (this was reiterated to me 3 times). I wanted people’s opinions on this?! I feel absolutely awful after that!!