Kathryn Blundell Makes a Blunder

In the Mother and Baby magazine, deputy editor Kathryn Blundell wrote an article about why she decided to formula feed her baby. Needless to say, this article is causing a lot of controversy.

While I understand the point of her article, I think her words may have done more harm than good. Her article seems to have alienated people on both sides of the breast feeding debate.

On one side, there are mothers who are angry because they weren't able to breast feed after giving birth; and had no choice but to give there babies formula. They're worried that they will be judged for something they had no control over. This I can understand, as my mother had this experience after giving birth to me. When the milk wouldn't come, the nurses were less than supportive. As a result, she was left feeling like she was the worst mother in the world.

On the other side, there are mothers who feel that Blundell is putting her own needs before the health of her baby. While I'm sure that was not her intention, she does come off (in my opinion anyway) as being a little selfish. My point is, I think she should have considered her words more carefully before writing this article.