Maria, when you said “sometimes have to use force” I agree with you 100%. When I gave my elder child her first bottle of formula after giving in to the pressure from MIL and confinement lady (them constantly telling me I don’t have enough milk), my colleague scolded me over the phone. And that very evening, she came to my house with her elder sister. And both stayed in my house for 4 hours, ‘forcing’ me to bf my baby. And my colleague’s elder sis brought her 8-mth old bb, lifted her blouse and bf in front me. Before this, I’ve never seen a mother bf before, so when I saw her McB popped out in front of me, felt shy also.. hehehhe….

Anyway, to cut the story short, from that evening onwards, I bf my first child until she was 11 months old without finishing that tin of formula which I opened when she was 2 weeks old. And now, I am the one who ‘force’ my friends. Starting from when they are preggers. Keep drilling into them. I don’t think I am an extremist or a bf fanatic. Just felt angry with wrong information previously received and what ignorance can do. Not only MIL, even mothers who care for their daughters during confinement can also do lots to discourage bf!
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Moommy to two little ladies (2yrs11mths & 12mths).
Heh, my mum was just like that. She kept saying I’ve got not enough milk bcos I don’t leak, my breasts don’t kembang, and she was a nurse!!!!! Later I found out that it was bcos she worried that when I go back to work, it would be difficult to feed my son with the bottle. But to deprive my baby of the best thing in the world??????

my 2 clerks in the office also the same-no milk no milk no milk. I even loaned the 1st one who delivered my Medela Pump In Style. But she only express once a day, and after that claimed there was no milk. I asked her why she only express once a day and not more, and also didn’t b’feed directly, she said her babysitter said “mah fan” Cekik darah. Makes u wonder whose baby it was, hers or the babysitter.
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(SM)