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[quote=Anonymous]It could also be cultural. There are some communities in which breastfeeding has not made a come back. I don't really need to name them - I'm sure you know whether your mom belongs to one of these groups - but in those communities, it's thought of as inferior. It's assumed the kid can't possibly get enough through breastfeeding, the mother ends up overburdened, will the kid get enough vitamins? What about iron? The BS the the formula companies sold is still widely accepted in some circles and those who do try to BF don't have any support, so anecdotal evidence reaffirms the broadly held notion that BFing just doesn't work.

And in many parts of the world keeping a baby/child well fed is one of the highest ranking indicators of whether the child is well cared for. My childcare provider, who thankfully is supportive of breastfeeding, does come from one of these communities where you never let a kid get hungry. She feeds the kids all day long - she stops when they say they're full and it's all healthy food so I don't tell her to hold back, but it's clear this woman takes pride in ensuring that her charges are never hungry. If your MIL is from one of these cultures and is combining his distaste for BFing with her overall concern that the child should never let out a cry of hunger, then that might explain her weird obsession. [/quote]

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