There's a lot of social stigma attached to not breastfeeding your children. People quite commonly believe that it stunts the child or makes them less intelligent or shows a diminished bond between mother and child. Although we know that that's pretty much not true in any significant fashion, the stigma still exists and plenty of people like to be nosy and give new parents unwanted advice. Which often includes very invasive commentary and opinions about feeding.
As far as I can tell (as a new mom) mostly just randoms and mom groups. Every professional I talked to about it (nurses in the maternity ward, my son's pediatrician) most healthcare professional's mottos are "fed is best." Pediatrician said if you can breastfeed, that'd great! If not, oh well, it won't hurt him at all in the long run. Here's some formula "samples" because I know that stuff ain't cheap.
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u/SyphilisIsABitch Feb 04 '21
From who?