Do you think the befits or breast milk are oversold?

Do you think the benefits of breast milk are oversold? I see a lot of moms on here be very adamant about breastfeeding and say things like “I feel so selfish for stopping early” “I feel guilty for stopping early” I think it’s kind of sad that someone thinks it’s selfish for a mom to not breastfeed or stop breastfeeding.

I’m all for breastfeeding if that’s what you want to do, I did it and then went on to formula. I breastfed for 5 months (exclusively pumping) and my mental health suffered, I was able to be a much better mom when I switched entirely to formula and my son did much better on formula.

Of course there are benefits to breast milk that formula just doesn’t have, but formula is a modern day miracle. Formula is not just cow milk in a bottle, it’s scientifically designed for a babies needs and gives them an adequate amount of nutrients that they need to grow and develop.

In the long run there really isn’t a difference . So I don’t see why moms think because their child is breastfed it makes them Superman. It doesn’t. A healthy and happy mom that formula feeds is much better than a mom who is miserable and struggling because of breastfeeding.

There is nothing wrong with either and it does NOT make you selfish or a horrible mom if you formula feed.