I subscribe to the belief that you choose how you feel. If you choose to feel guilty well that's your choice. No-one is standing over you with a rifle saying "you didn't BF. You must feel guilty." Turn it around, say instead "I chose to formula feed because it was best for my baby in my circumstances."

I agree wysiwyg. Badinter seems to be the extreme opposite. I almost feel guilty for not placing my kids in childcare from 3 months, giving them formula & pureeing some apples. Almost, lol! Those quotes stood out to me too.

I guess the point is not to feel guilty as long as you have made an informed decision and weighed up the risks vs benefits for your own particular situation. If information is being withheld as in the case of the increased risk of SIDS for FF vs BF because it might make some mothers feel guilty, then it is not fair to those who are trying to make an informed choice right now. As a PP said, we are all big girls, we can handle it.