I never went near LLL people. I got approached by one of them in a local shop when my baby was one week old (I thought I was doing great, to be up showered dressed etc and in the shop) she asked me "are you ok because you look dreadful?" Then asked if i was feeding her myself and told me i needed to go to the meetings or I wouldnt manage it for much longer. My daughter is 20 weeks old today and has never had formula. I have expressed since she was born because there was trouble latching in the beginning and she has never refused a bottle. After a few weeks she was flying on the breast but she still gets a couple of a expressed bottles today because of the attention I get if I try to feed in public. I'm 25 and was asking public health nurse about the numbers of people my age doing it in my area and the answer was none, just me. People come over and talk to you and look for wedding ring and then ask how long you have been married and then if its your first baby and then, oh well you should be doing this that and the other, when are you moving her to bottles, the spoon etc.
I did have a great talk with a lactation consultant from cuidiu when my daughter developed eczema who was very helpful when people were saying she must be allergic to breast milk and my own doctor was demontrating with his own "boob" how to feed her!
I don't think the way BF is pushed on people is the way to go, really it needs to be a cultural change where people mind their own business regardless of peoples choices. Just because someone is breastfeeding or bottle feeding in public doesnt give you the right to start giving advice.
for OP i think letting her get sleep is a great idea. I found it great that someone offered to babysit for our anniversary which was when baby was only 4 weeks old which meant I got to get dolled up and go out for once. Felt a little bit more human.
I did have a great talk with a lactation consultant from cuidiu when my daughter developed eczema who was very helpful when people were saying she must be allergic to breast milk and my own doctor was demontrating with his own "boob" how to feed her!
I don't think the way BF is pushed on people is the way to go, really it needs to be a cultural change where people mind their own business regardless of peoples choices. Just because someone is breastfeeding or bottle feeding in public doesnt give you the right to start giving advice.
for OP i think letting her get sleep is a great idea. I found it great that someone offered to babysit for our anniversary which was when baby was only 4 weeks old which meant I got to get dolled up and go out for once. Felt a little bit more human.