I read recently of a lady who committed suicide because she was not able to breastfeed.I know that his may not be the only factor for her to do this, but may have been the icing on the cake so to speak.
I have read the information on breastfeeding on Mumsnet and other forums, and advice from LLL and NCH, which undoubtedly state that breast is best, and how its superior to cows milk, and how a baby should be drinking human milk not cows milk etc. A lot of new mums do have problems in feeding, suffer from postnatal depression, have had complications during birth, and reading this can exacerbate the problem, thus making them feel like they are inadequate and not a good mum if they do not breastfeed, and if they do ff their baby it will grow up to be ill, stupid and and fat which is wrong!
Being able to breastfeed your baby is only a tiny percentage of being a good mum, and mums who are not able to breastfeed should not be made to feel bad because they ff their baby. As long as the baby is getting nutrition, and is happy and healthy, and has a happy and healthy mum both mentally and physically that is the main thing. Better to have a mum who ff their baby, then no mum at all, unlike this poor baby in the article!