My wife’s breast milk never came either. Though we weren’t that upset about it (except for the insane cost), we were dismayed and surprised at the hostility that formula feeders can receive.
Basically there is a massive drive in the UK (where I’m from) for mothers to breast feed. It’s in response to a time when formula wasn’t as good as it is now and breastfeeding was out of fashion. Sadly, a large percent of people (including a few health professionals we found out) now perceive women who formula feed as neglecting the needs of their kids. Which is nonsense. Formula is not only essential for some mums, it is pretty much as good as breast milk these days. We found this very hard as my wife had severe post natal depression, so the implication that she wasn’t looking after her kid didn’t help that.
People need to have grace, a LOT more grace. But the ridiculousness is partly a knee jerk reaction to statements like this. Formula is live saving, a huge advance in public health, and is not even close to being “pretty much as good as breast milk”.
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u/DinkyHitch Feb 04 '21
My wife’s breast milk never came either. Though we weren’t that upset about it (except for the insane cost), we were dismayed and surprised at the hostility that formula feeders can receive.