Being told my breast milk was “so gross” really hurt
FTM here and still pretty new to Reddit.
A few days ago I posted in another sub asking for advice, and included a photo of my pump with milk in it. Everything was clean — I was just genuinely worried and trying to get help quickly.
I understand now that I didn’t read the rules carefully enough, and I take responsibility for that. I shouldn’t have posted the photo there.
But what really stayed with me was one of the mod responses calling it【so gross】.
I don’t know why, but that really got to me. I’ve been working so hard, going through the physical discomfort, the emotional ups and downs, just trying to feed my baby… and to have something like that described that way made me feel embarrassed and honestly a bit ashamed.
I can’t appeal it, and I’m now permanently banned from that sub, which I’ve accepted.
Has anyone else experienced something like this?