Why can't we all just get along?

Why can't we all just get along?
Why can't we all just support each other?
Why can't we just all be informed of the pros and cons and get on with it?

Short answer is obviously a resounding "no".

I would never suggest a mum go feed her babe via breast in a bathroom. Ew! I know what i do in there and it aint that hygienic! I'm so glad that that crap (excuse the pun?) doesn't happen here. I'm glad to see mums in our library feeding their babes at the computers and in the children's area and outside on the benches. I don't understand why people [in other countries] get upset at seeing a woman breastfeed.

BUT the same goes on the flip side. I don't understand why breast feeding advocates attack me for formula feeding. Why do they have a go at me over the counter at work? (No, I wont let that go because it honestly was hideous). Why do pro breast feeders go on formula feeding support posts and write nasty comments or just go on and on about the benefits of breast feeding and harp on about 'breast being best'.

Seriously? Like we don't know that?

Breast is best has been shoved down my throat since the second i conceived. There are posters everywhere. When i try to look up information on the formula i'm planning on giving my child all it says is that 'breast is best" and "consult your doctor", who then shrugs and doesn't give me any advice. My plunket nurse all but attacked me when I told her there was formula in the bottle I was feeding ZJ. I'm bullied at work about it by patrons who imply that I'm a bad mother.

How am I not supposed to get a little sensitive and feel upset about that all that? How am I supposed to feel confident as a mama? How do I NOT feel guilty when all i get is the spiel? Don't try and tell me that any guilt i feel is just because I know I'm doing the wrong thing. Its because of people like you who wont stop telling me I'm a terrible person.

Ergh. Im angry.