Thanks for posting that, Cailin.
It actually made me cry!! LOL - I didn't know I felt so strongly about it.

Uno, before I had Gabby, I was pretty judgemental about the whole "being a good mother" thing.
Though I never said anything to them, I would always question choices that my step-sister or my SIL made for their children.
It wasn't until I went through it all myself that I realise just how wrong I had been to judge and ridicule them. They did the best job they could, in their own way, their own style.

I think also we put the guilt on ourselves. I know I sometimes look at the Mums that BF until the baby was ready to wean, that use cloth nappies and have the whole gentle parenting thing down to a fine art and I make myself feel inadequate. I really shouldn't compare - it's not fair on myself. We all make our own choices - some are made because of extenuating circumstances (I am sure most women would choose to BF if they all could, just as they would like to have an all-natural birth - but it's not always possible).