Sentences with phrase «disappointing as a breastfeeding mother»

I received WIC when my children were little and one thing that was disappointing as a breastfeeding mother was that they didn't provide some of the things like nursing bras or breast pumps to me in place of formula coupons.

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The book in itself is amazing and full of wise advices, stories and infos that will help every breastfeeding mother, but the item was listed as Used - Like New and arrived with many dirty and folded pages, which is kind of disappointing...

I don't believe the emotions felt by mothers who don't breastfeed or who wean early are as simple as «guilt»: when we really examine mothers» feelings about things gone wrong, it is rarely guilt that they are expressing, especially about not breastfeeding or not breastfeeding as long or as completely as they would have liked to: well informed mothers who reach for the bottle after a struggle with breastfeeding know they have done the best they could with the resources they had at the time (health, energy, knowledge, support)-- these mothers may feel deeply sad and disappointed, they may be grieving, but guilt isn't an appropriate label for these overwhelming feelings of loss for themselves and their babies.