But the point of this post is not to educate on the merits of breastfeeding or make formula
feeding moms feel guilty.
I know that we don't want to make bottle -
feeding moms feel guilty, but there really is something about breastfeeding that can not be replaced or supplemented, no matter how hard the mom tries.
Making formula
feeding moms feel guilty?
Without going into excruciating detail, I heard a lot of people say that calls for formula marketing to be restricted makes formula
feeding moms feel shamed because if formula marketing needs to be restricted, then that means that formula is bad, which means that formula feeding moms are doing something wrong.
I think it it every mom's business what she ends up doing, and I would never want to make a formula -
feeding mom feel bad, but I'm very vocal about disliking formula - making companies who are using unethical, sneaky tactics towards moms who are struggling with breastfeeding and vulnerable.
Not exact matches
SERIOUSLY!?!?!?!! I had to restrain myself from storming back out into church and demanding to know who made this sweet young
mom feel she needed to sit on a toilet while
feeding her baby.
LaFreniere says the clean label products are something
moms can
feel comfortable
feeding their children.
So I just don't get the «too much pressure to breastfeed» when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy
feeding makes a happy
mom, bottlefeeding
moms,
moms and doctors and nurses telling new
moms that formula is «just as good» and «not to
feel guilty», women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or
feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to breastfeed, or do it as little as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)
It's actually quite similar to being a breastfeeding
mom in a predominately bottle -
feeding area of the country — whenever you're doing something that is challenging moral or social norms, you're going to
feel a sense of judgment.»
That being said, I
feel I need to stick up for the «formula -
feeding, sleep training, SUV stroller pushing
moms».
If you
feel unsure of your parenting choices because they are different than the «mainstream,» I doubt the answer is to boast about breastfeeding and co sleeping while trying to make
moms who formula
feed feel like shit just so that you can give yourself a pat on the back.
My daughter was formula
fed only, and I was much calmer and I
feel a better
mom the second time around.
How you
feed your baby is one of the first big decisions you face as a
mom, and my hope for any new
moms out there is to
feel comfortable with whichever choice
feels right for you and your baby — whether that means nursing, or... doesn't.
I, like so many, wanted to be the «perfect
mom,» and though formula
feeding doesn't make anyone a bad
mom, I still
felt a fair amount of «
mom guilt» every time I'd give my newborn a bottle.
Nursing
moms often
feel the urge to take snacks in between
feeding their baby.
I wish that it didn't
feel like a
mom version of west side story, breastfeeding
moms vs. formula
feeding moms.
I hope that you'll
feel inspired to include your every day, real life, real
mom, beautiful experiences as part of that
feed.
Rosin's real gripe is that the benefits of breast -
feeding have been oversold, making
moms feel guilty if they choose to
feed their babies formula.
I wasn't a bad
mom... I started
feeling better with my decision to formula
feed while pumping.
If
mom is
feeling too weak to nurse she can pump her milk so that another caretaker can
feed the baby.
If
mom is
feeling a little weary of passing off her baby for others to
feed she can take advantage of the great tools that BlueSmart mia offers.
My perception of many
moms feeling breastfeeding is hard comes from my professional experience working with families as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant aka Infant
Feeding Specialist.
Formula -
feeding moms catch flack for not «trying harder» or for «giving up too soon» when they already possibly
feel guilty for being unable to breastfeed.
Now I am passionate about providing other busy
moms with easy and healthy recipes that they can
feel good about
feeding their families.
How would you
feel if a breastfeeder said «when I
fed my kids a bottle of formula in the hospital, I
felt it was like committing a sex act on my child, but I support and celebrate other
moms who want to do it.»
The goal of Mimijumi in doing so is to prevent bottle
feeding rejection because the baby
feels like they are getting nourishment from something else and not their
mom's milk.
I highly recommend purchasing these as a gift for new
moms who
feel more comfortable if they are covered up when
feeding in public.
Le Leche offers insight into a variety of
feelings and thoughts that
moms might need to process as the consider or are in the midst of baby - led
feeding.
They were making comments about me
feeding him in a stall, and so it really hurt my
feelings at that point, and I didn't understand,» said new breast -
feeding mom Chelsie Root.
When they are told «the baby needs
mom» for each
feeding, the
feeling of being left out is understandable.
Next time you
feel the need to say something to a formula
feeding mom, stop and think, «Am I being kind?»
With so much controversy over breastfeeding in public, how can a new
mom feel comfortable
feeding her baby when she's not behind closed doors?
So there is a young
mom, 18 actually, very young
mom, Darcy Pennington, and she was visiting her grandmother at Royal Liverpool Hospital, and she needed to
feed her baby Vincent, and she was approached by a female nurse, and she was told to go to a private room, so that other hospital visitors didn't
feel quote on quote «uncomfortable».
ROBIN KAPLAN: Also, one of the reasons why if
mom's
feel like baby just
fed an hour before but they put the baby back on again.
Some
moms feel like failures, but the truth is that cluster
feeding is just a part of the process.
No
mom, breastfeeding or bottle
feeding, should
feel compelled to apologize for anyone around her for her methods of tending to her kid's basic needs.
Postpartum Doulas provide continuous care — just like in labor — and can be right by your side to bring baby to you, assist you with
feedings, or snuggle the baby if the bassinet is not
feeling like a cozy place and
mom needs to close her eyes.
I
feel like people, especially breastfeeding
moms, assume a ton of things about me based only on the fact that I
feed my baby formula.
The
feeling of expressing off a little milk when your breasts are engorged is enough relief to make most
moms relax enough for a
feed.
I never planned to be a formula -
feeding mom, so when I had to use formula due to my undersupply my baby's food allergies, I
felt like I failed.
While
moms feel pressured to
feed their infants human breast milk, two - thirds of mothers are unable to produce enough milk or breastfeed as long as they wanted, according to a 2012 survey published in Pediatrics.
Other
moms encounter some challenges,
feel insecure about whether «it's working», and quickly move to formula
feeding.
Some
moms do
feel uncomfortable at first when
feeding but outright pain is not normal.
I don't see it as shaming
moms who use formula (though I wouldn't blame a formula
feeding mom who
felt that way) so much as a «Nanner - nanner - nanner!»
when i had to give my baby formula, i
felt like a horrible
mom bc all the breastfeeding articles make formula -
feeding mothers sound like they do nt have their childs best intrest in mind.
I think
moms that formula
fed maybe
feel guilt for not sticking it out a bit longer.
I had to post because of an ignorant comment I read,» I
feel sorry for you
moms who bf after a year» um how bout I
feel sorry for your kid, and any kid I see being bottle
fed for that matter.
Here comes this article that finally makes me
feel better, that I am not a bad
mom because I chose not to breastfeed and I look in the comments and find again, negetive feedback against formula
feeding.
Getting there, however, was an awfully big adventure, and included the following struggles I have a
feeling other formula -
feeding moms can related to.
Additionally, some parents may
feel it's helpful for
mom to pump a bottle so that her partner may participate in a
feeding.