I am not a women but I do work in the baby product sector and we have worked with a number of breast feeding bloggers and actively promote mums right to Breastfeed.

I know from this and my wife's experience that breastfeeding is not easy, especially to begin with and many women have a perception that is is second nature and get distressed when they find it is not.

Any number of factors can reduce milk flow one of the big ones being irregular feedings (or pumpings), so there is good reason for a mum to need to pump on a plane. A build up of milk can also lead to the painful condition of Mastitis , which 1 in ten breastfeeding mums will get at some point. Mum's are not doing this to annoy anyone, they are simply doing what they feel is best for their baby.

We may not all be a mum but we were all at one time a baby, it would be great it we could have a bit more empathy.

Not every mum can breastfeed and no one should be made to feel guilty for not Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding has some advantages, but formula is not bad.