Not exact matches
If mom isn't enjoying the
breastfeeding relationship anymore, she doesn't believe in continuing to nurse
out of guilt.
Articles like Assadourian's only add to the
guilt and shame that new mothers feel when they have to let go
of breastfeeding for reasons
out of their control.
I felt that same pang
of guilt when pulling
out my bottle
of formula in public... wondering who was judging me and how they had no idea what we had been through with
breastfeeding.
Figuring
out how to tell if you're bad at
breastfeeding is something that no mom anticipates dealing with before she has a baby, but amid all the
guilt and challenges, it's not uncommon to find yourself experiencing that kind
of doubt.
Most feelings
of guilt stem from what moms think they'll miss
out on when
breastfeeding — that special bond between mom and baby.
This argument also seems to allow formula companies and health professionals to pass
out formula company literature and free samples
of formula to pregnant women and new mothers without pangs
of guilt, despite the fact that it has been well demonstrated that this literature and the free samples decrease the rate and duration
of breastfeeding.
Don't ALL mothers deserve to make and CARRY
OUT an informed decision, whether that is to formula feed or
breastfeed, free
of judgment, pressure or
guilt?