" I think as mothers we are all just trying our best."~World Breastfeeding Week

Last week was World Breastfeeding Week, and I devoted every post to it over at Integrative Mom.  However, even though the week is for educating women through out the world on the importance of breastfeeding, the number one news story concerning breastfeeding was women defending themselves as to why they chose to formula feed their babies.  The reason for this outburst was because Gisele Bundchen, obviously not thinking, made an off the cuff comment in a magazine interview about how it should be made law.

 I was extremely saddened -not by her comments, but by the reaction to it.  We moms should all be on the same team, and  spewing the hate mail before she was even given a chance to explain herself just shows how vulnerable we all are.  Those interviews can be misconstrued and quotes taken out of context to sell magazines, and it worked!  Many of us bought into the hype.

 I was outraged by some of the things people wrote in response to her flippant remark. The criticism that came forth addressed her birthing method, career, husband, intelligence, family, ethnicity, etc.  She may be wealthy and famous with a husband many women swoon over, but she needs grace and forgiveness like the rest of us.

 We all need to give each other a break. I think most moms out there know “breast is best” and make the decision that's right for them- which for some, means choosing formula feeding.  We must trust that we are all doing the best we can- even when it involves a new mom who is so passionate about what she is doing that she wants the rest of the world to do the same.