It's insane that anyone would try to shame a mother for things like this. As if their entire life at least for those first few months isn't already filled with

It's insane that anyone would try to shame a mother for things like this. As if their entire life at least for those first few months isn't already filled with self inflicted shame and fear of doing something wrong. To add to that, while I agree that mother's milk is best, the difference is vanishingly small in most studies. We are talking about a few percentage points in aggregate, just enough to be statistically significant. We had a good lactation consultant and I think she explained it well. All else being equal, breastfeeding is best. But if you have to choose between a mentally and physically well mother and breast feeding, I would choose a healthier mother, everytime.