When they asked how
I felt about bottle feeding I told...
When they asked how
I felt about bottle feeding I told them I knew firsthand that sometimes it is absolutely necessary.
Not exact matches
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...)
Another note: I fought with myself
about formula
feeding, when I just needed some darn sleep, for the sake of my mental health, and I
feel like it was a huge victory to give my son a
bottle, or let anyone else do so.
When friends, relatives or even strangers question you
about why you're
bottle feeding, it can be difficult to not
feel judged as a «bad mother.»
Why can't a mum
feel confident to
feed her baby in public and not be stressed
about what her
bottle feeding counterparts might have been thinking?
Being able to
feed well at the breast or by
bottle is one of the milestones that a NICU baby must meet before discharge, so it's natural to
feel anxious
about reaching it.
A similar proportion
felt inadequately informed on a wide range of vital issues, notably
about mood swings in pregnancy, what to expect in labour, post-natal depression, how to cope with the baby's crying, bathing the baby, the impact on the couple's relationship, breast -
feeding and
bottle -
feeding.
I had pumped earlier that day and had some breast milk stored already that we could alternate with formula as my son transitioned into
bottle feeding, so I
felt less guilty (still plenty guilty though)
about giving up.
Then, when I finally decided to stop, I
felt guilt
about that, too, and dreaded
bottle -
feeding her.
So I started
feeding him a
bottle after nursing, and
felt no stigma, no shame or worry
about my mothering capabilities.
IN fact, I was readin in a book
about breastfeeding not necessarily equating to a Mamma always being attached — sometimes, from this study, the
bottle feeding MUm is just as much or more, depending on how she
feels about it and how she reacts to the child during the
feeding, the
feeling she eminates and how she is generally at other times.
Because there is so much pressure on mothers to breastfeed, you may
feel guilty at first
about switching to
bottle feeding.
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If you
feel odd
about the baby nursing from your breast, I have a friend who just pumped and
bottle fed her first and was completely happy with it.
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.
Feelings of guilt may be triggered by external factors - like an over zealous health professional telling us about the hazards of artificial feeding, as we are reaching for the bottle — but these are OUR f
Feelings of guilt may be triggered by external factors - like an over zealous health professional telling us
about the hazards of artificial
feeding, as we are reaching for the
bottle — but these are OUR
feelingsfeelings.
I know there are many other women in this situation and we need to let them choose
bottle feeding to maintain their sanity and be able to
feel positively
about feeding their baby so they can bond.
Whether you
bottle -
feed from day one or months later, follow this advice from moms and experts and
feel good
about formula.
A
Feeding Favorite The GentleBottle from Olababy Ever stared down a massive aisle of
bottles in a baby store and
felt completely overwhelmed
about what to buy?
Every time I
feel guilty
about any of these issues, I remind myself that the best thing I can do for my child is to keep myself happy and mentally stable, and if that means I have to
bottle feed or work full time, than she'll be healthier for it.
She asks parents to put their «guilty
feelings aside» and read on to educate themselves
about how to
bottle -
feed.
I agree that breastfeeding is a fabulous option but the materials I have seen in my Antenatal clinic definitely encourage new and vulnerable mums to
feel guilty
about bottle feeding.
With her signature black - and - white images, moms share their struggles with breastfeeding, how they made the choice to
bottle feed and how they
feel about this often negative stigma.
2 be honest i think ur being quite rude just because its ur belief that breast is best doesent mean its other peoples beleifs and shoving ur opinion down peoples throats and making them
feel bad isent great either, i wanted to try breast
feeding but had a difficult birth so my son was started on a
bottle after being revived and i wasent in a great condition and its people like u that make people like me
feel a million times worse
about ourselfs