r/FormulaFeeders Mar 25 '26

Support Needed / Guilt Related 🧸 Newborn feeding instructions from 1958

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chase practice cough busy serious treatment market run nose strong

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u/WildFireSmores Mar 25 '26

The specific phrase breast is best is tied to the la leche league and their campaign to re-teach breastfeeding after a huge about of lobbying from formula companies when commercial formula became common place.

Some very shady things took place at that time and it really gave root to a lot of the polarity see between formula and breast milk today.

This is a great journal article that outlines a lot of the history.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/04/the-case-against-breast-feeding/307311/

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u/PastyPaleCdnGirl Mar 26 '26

Most of know the history, doesn't excuse the damage this slogan is doing to our mental health.

Time for an update to the Family Friendly Initiative (or whatever else it could be called) where we don't hammer new mothers with the insane pressure and guilt to breastfeed at any cost.

Could offer actual informed choices on the pros and cons of both, with a more holistic approach overall.

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u/WildFireSmores Mar 26 '26

That’s much of what the article is about.