Why is the breastfeeding community so….insane?

[u/Killer-Queen9]

My first baby is 11 weeks and EFF. Absolutely thriving and hitting all milestones, in fact, she’s ahead of a couple milestones. I’m very pleased with my decision to formula feed. But, I swear all I see online is moms talking about breastfeeding in such a passionate and condescending way. If anyone posts about formula feeding in a positive manner it seems that the breastfeeding community comes at them with a vengeance.

Why are they like this? From the outside looking in, it kind of seems like they are getting defensive to justify their misery? I’m genuinely starting to actually judge people who breastfeed at this point because of how insane these people act online 🤣

Anyway, I’m a better mom because I chose formula. I’m present, fully recovered, and well rested. I’ll never regret this decision. But again, just wondering why the breastfeeding community is so aggressive..?

[u/othgg → u/[deleted]]

That’s not what she meant — she meant that SHE is a better mom as a formula feeder than SHE would be as a breastfeeding mom. She was isolating her own experience. Like saying “I’m a better mom when I have some time to myself during the week.”

She wasn’t trying to say she was a better mother than mothers who breastfeed.

[u/Killer-Queen9 → u/othgg]

This is correct. Sorry for anyone who misunderstood! This statement was speaking to my personal journey.