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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yall are out of your minds. I have NEVER heard or seen a mom who is feeding her child formula shamed. Not ever. I have worked with kids and their families on/off for 15 years. Never heard any other moms talk about it, never seen facebook posts about it, etc.

I do see moms who BF in public ridiculed. I do see posts about it, I have seen it happen in person, and I have experienced it. I do see women ridiculed for breastfeeding more than 3 months, more than 6 months, more than a year. Never hear ANYONE ridicule a mom for using formula for 3 months or 6 months or expect them to switch to something else.

And for the previously linked Harvard article, she doesnt waffle on the benefits of BM. Its not bottle feeding (formula or BM) that prevents obesity. Breastmilk from the breast is how nature intended babies to be fed. [/quote]

https://www.parents.com/baby/all-about-babies/fed-is-best-one-moms-amazing-response-to-the-stranger-who-shamed-her-for/

Also the benefit was not from breastfeeding the benefit was from being wealthy.

Also, not sure why you are so intent on "how nature intended" when you immediately start giving your child yogurt and cheese from a cow, which is not how nature intended.[/quote]

Nope. Conjecture on your part. My kid does not eat dairy. I don't think birth control should be used except for heavy periods and pain. LT BC has lots of risk and there are other ways to prevent pregnancy.

Also the whole point of LCs is to help with latch problems. So youre just saying that if within X amount of time, baby doesn't latch perfectly, a mom should just abandon breastfeeding? Like what arbitrary timeframe to you have in mind? 1 day? 25 days? 
The reason pumping is suggested is because breastfeeding and milk production is demand based. Most moms cant go without nursing or pumping and still have enough milk to support their child exclusively down the line. Some moms can combo feed and keep their supply but this has a lot to do with the amount of milk that your ducts can store. Some women's breasts can store 4 oz total, some can store 25oz. You don't know and therefore, you need to just nurse.

And we can all talk in circles about how hard breastfeeding is and how THAT is the one thing that is unnecessarily pushed but what it is hard is the lack of support, the lack of paid leave, the lack of appropriate postpartum care. Why am I required to leave my house with a newborn to get my 6 week visit- why aren't nurses and PAs visiting moms at home, etc. Why aren't there more PP visits, more pelvic floor therapy pre-and-post partum. BFing is just the scapegoat for real policies that help new families and children.

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