Apparently I was the same way and my mother is a respected nurse. She eventually gave into making her own formula.

I started my son on formula, but he had the same reactions. I tried soy and he broke out in hives, so I asked my mother how she made her own formula. I went to the store and purchased a case of condensed goats milk. I made my own formula. My son drank 18 ounces the first time. He was so hungry. He became a completely new, happy baby.

I did not feel bad for not breast feeding.

Years later I was diagnosed with Hashimotos disease and hypothyroidism and realized I was dealing with an undiagnosed disease for years. I feel in my heart that my breast milk probably tasted odd, reflecting how sick I was.

He has only been sick twice. He is 14, a strong, athletic, healthy happy kid. Some of us out here cannot breast feed – end of story. I would have done the store formula if it worked for my son. Instead I made my own.

I would never begin to judge a mother for formula feeding her baby, just as I would not judge a mother for breast feeding in public.

If I had been there the reactions would have really made me angry. Amanda, you made me want to go have some Nestle hot cocoa.

Catherine
.-= A Week In The Life of A Redhead´s last blog ..The Worst Kept Secret in America =-.

I kinda caught onto the fact that many breastfeeding Mother’s felt that way about the company.

Listen, I’m not saying Nestle is a good company or a bad one. I don’t know enough to make that judgment. And I know breast is best BUT I’ve bottle fed all of my babies after a certain age and if not for formula I don’t know what I would have done.

Formula is not of the devil and some Mother’s actually HAVE to use it. It is no secret the health problems I faced nursing my babies. And the lengths I went to in order to keep it going. It didn’t happen and so I had to move into formula. I wish I didn’t, but I did, and I’m glad I had another option for my babies.

Nell
.-= Casual Friday Every Day´s last blog ..Really, I have no idea what to title this…{in which she sings} =-.

Shame on you for assuming that everyone who went is ignorant and cannot decide for themselves or be objective at all.

How do you know that these women did not go, hear all of the information, debate and still decide for themselves that Nestle is not as bad as people are saying?

You make it sound like none of them have brains and are stupid robots who do exactly what everyone wants them to do. Most of the women who went are probably much more intellegent than you!

Your comment proves your own ignorance and intollerance.