I like both the articles! I think its time that as women and especially as mums that we all try to support eachother regardless of how we feed our children!! We all deserve the right to feel validated and supported in what we do.

As someone who has done both - I am guilty of saying alot of the things in the first article to new mums. Breastfeeding with DS started off a little shaky (thrush cracked nipples and bad attachment), but i persisted and fed him for nearly 16 months. I would tell everyone how great it was!! And I never outwardly crticised a formula feeding mum, but i did think that some hadnt "bothered" trying to breast feed or where formula feeding for the wrong reason.

Then i had DD, for the first few months she fed great, again attachment issues (big nipples like a previous poster) but we got through them.. then at about 4 months my supply dropped, i tried the fenigreek (sp) I drank more water, I called the ABA and didnt get much help. I struggled for weeks and meanwhile DD was hungry, lossing weight and not wee-ing. So instead of being sooo persistant in my beleif to her detriment... i bought some formula. She is now a happy formula fed baby, and while i curse that for me the convieniance of Breast feeding is gone (it is sooooooo much easier to pull out a boob when ever where ever than to make a bottle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I no longer look at Formula feeding mums the same as I did, and its a lesson i learnt and i hope to grow from, and i will be making an effort to NOT repeat any of the things on the list from the first article to a new or expecting mum ever again!!!