KTCluck Mon 14-Oct-19 03:11:42

No, I don’t judge at all. I’d judge if you weren’t feeding your baby, or feeding them something inappropriate, but not for deciding breastfeeding isn’t for you.



I breast fed to 2 and loved it. Had a really difficult time establishing it but come from a family who all breastfed, and formula feeding just didn’t enter my head. It wasn’t a choice I particularly made, it was just how it was. That made it easy for me to be confident in my choice - I didn’t really make one!



Having said I don’t judge, I do find it a bit weird when women don’t want to try at all. I mean, I understand that there are reasons for why they make that choice, and I don’t doubt their reasons are valid, but I can’t personally imagine not wanting to as it’s something that’s so easy to try and gives the benefits of colostrum, for free (put them on the boob, if they don’t latch or you don’t like it, no harm done). I don’t judge them for not trying but just can’t relate to it. However, I’m well aware that women who have no interest in trying can’t relate to me wanting to and think I’m weird too. One of my friends decided early on she had no interest in trying. I had a few seconds of surprise when she said (kept to myself, obviously) then thought no more about it, asked no questions and made no comment. She’s a fab mum with a thriving and happy child.



You do you. Most women are pretty normal, understand we all have different circumstances and are all doing our best, and so won’t judge you. There will be some who do judge you, but then there would be some who would judge you for breastfeeding - in the wrong place, too often, for too long. You’ll get judged for how you wean, how you discipline, where your child sleeps. You can never avoid judgement so just do what works for you.