Well said.
I dont understand the vomit emojis about a woman discussing feeding her baby
Some women breast feed, some bottle feed, some combi feed, once baby is fed then thats all that matters. I dont like any of the shaming around how women choose to feed their babys. Not saying people on here are doing that but some of the comments do demonstrate how much of a personal/emotive topic it is for some and we still have some way to go before woman can feel content in how they feed- from breastfeeding in public without any second thought, to bottle/combi feeding without feeling it needs to be justified or owned up to.
Grace is no less of a breastfeeding mother for combi feeding, whether she "owns up to it" or not imo. She is still breastfeeding and still feels the struggle of that, I'd imagine even more so if her own supply wasn't sufficient. Others may feel differently, but breastfeeding can be such a personal journey for so many and while for some it can be purely physical and practical, for others it is an emotional topic that is wrapped up in elements of shame and guilt, as evidenced by some of the comments here.
Imo, a woman discussing any aspects of breastfeeding with honesty- that doesn't mean full disclosure either, before people say "yeah but she wasn't honest about the bottles"- is a good thing. Normalising how it can be difficult, even though its the "most natural thing in the world, what your body is made to do" is a good thing imo. Its not always easy,and not everybody's body gets the message that it "should" do it naturally. Everybody is different, just like with labour. No woman will tell me labour is a walk in the park and pain relief is never needed, when they weren't the one experiencing horrific back labour for 2 days. Every body is different and there is no medal to be won for having it harder or easier.
Thats just my (long!) opinion, as a woman who chose to bottle feed with no qualms btw, so its not like I have a vested interest in the topic, I just hate how much stigma there is surrounding how women feed their babies and mothers have enough criticism levelled at them for literally everything else they do, they don't to feel any shame/guilt every time they whip out the breast/bottle.