Some think of
breastfeeding as a sacrifice, but upon examining the evidence, breastfeeding is definitely worth the effort!
I may have to wait a while to go out for an evening with the girls or a date alone with my husband, but I don't look at
breastfeeding as a sacrifice.
Not exact matches
As a culture, we seem to operate under the misguided notion that attachment - style parenting is one in which parents — and particularly mothers —
sacrifice their lives entirely for the good of their children, and compete over who can
breastfeed the longest and make the most nutritious baby food.
I think of how a woman who takes medications during pregnancy or medications that interfere with
breastfeeding is demonized for attending to her own need to alleviate her physical / mental suffering and is therefore viewed
as not making the type of
sacrifices that a «good» mother should.
* Knowing when your baby is ready for complementary foods * How to incorporate solids without
sacrificing breastfeeding * Various methods / philosophies of providing first foods such
as commercially produced foods, making your own, and the «Baby Lead Weaning» approach * How to safely introduce foods, including food handling and minimizing choking hazards * What are common food allergies / intolerances and the signs your baby might have them * Introduction to tools and gadgets for infant feeding, food preparation and storage * Fitting complementary feeding into your family's lifestyle * Nutrition needs and serving sizes for your growing baby * Reducing toxin exposure from food sources * And more!!!
The special quotes and little notes written by the authors are encouraging,
as well
as good reminders during the ups and downs of sleepless nights and nipple soreness —
Breastfeeding is worth all the work and
sacrifice!
Over these months,
breastfeeding and pumping, half the times almost has been an obsession causing me
sacrifice my sleep, self - care and time with friends, family,
as well
as my husband.
Plus, you can hold up poor women who make absurd
sacrifices to
breastfeed as an example of how the system works which lets you denigrate other poor women and women of any other SES who choose not to
breastfeed.