Blaming BF for everything

I feel you! Also people with their anecdotes (often from 30+ years ago) which they see as firm evidence that what they did should work for every baby 😖

Call their bluff - 'oh, so you are willing to feed/wind/rock/bounce them for me. Go on then. I'll call you at 3am. So helpful.'
(I haven't done this yet, so I will let you know what happens if I do...)

Although, I did switch my firstborn from breastmilk to formula at 7 months thinking I would get more help and more sleep. I didn't. I actually got less sleep. And then had to wash up!

Ignore them, at least the child is being fed! Good on you for breastfeeding, it’s hard x

They talk about there being a stigma if you dont breastfeed....maybe true yet someone tells me to introduce formula pretty much every day! Feels like I have to constantly justify EBF now. Love the posts above. Are those ppl also offering extra help in any other way than unsolicited advice? :p keep up the good work mamas

Yes same here everyone kept on telling me she isn’t getting enough milk from I should add formula … add formula so baby isn’t stuck to you … I LOVE breastfeeding so won’t change anything as long as it’s working for both of us .. we should just ignore them

OMG F**k them ALL! (excuse my french!) I am having my 2nd BF baby...and is just non stop! The ignorance about it is too much! Just leave us alone people!!

"stuck to you". Why, where should they be? See also 'holding the baby'

Glad it's not just me ... and the oh i could help if they took a bottle. You still can... go do my dishes 🤣🤣

BF babies can still have bottles - my hubby used to do midnight feed after I pumped (baby early and milk hadn't come in) but now I exclusively BF and love it. I have only had positive comments (my mum unable to BF as no milk supply) so very proud etc. I still express at Christmas or if baby being baby sat so whoever can feed but ignore them. Women are superheroes we not only grievlife but we sustain it with our bodies! These people with our dated ideas - just because that's the way they did it doesn't mean it's right. As long as baby is fed and happy what does it matter!! Unless they are willing to feed baby themselves and get up with them quite frankly their opinion doesn't matter. It's your baby and you are mum. Tell them to get back in their box xx

You are not alone, initially my in-laws kept saying breast milk isn’t filling baby up because each time she gets fussy and they can’t settle her, out of frustration they tell me to add formula. Glad i stood my ground because now she’s 4months feeds every 3hrs-ish and healthy weight steadily on the 50th centile, they now praise me for my dedication as they see the results. MIL still makes sly comments like she doesn’t look like an EBF baby because of how chunky she is.