Sentences with phrase «formula makes you feel guilty»

If giving formula makes you feel guilty, don't sign the form and don't give the formula.

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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...)

Women don't seek out the support that is there because they're afraid that if they ultimately decide to formula - feed they will be made to feel guilty about not trying harder.

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.

Not only do I NOT feel guilty about not breastfeeding because he is getting such a nutrient rich formula, but I can depend on something to make my life easier when his crying is just too much to bare!

If a mom asked for formula or even a pacifier, we had to document that we informed the mom that an artificial nipple could cause nipple confusion and impair nursing, of course making them feel incredibly guilty.

Making formula feeding moms feel guilty?

by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC One of the most powerful arguments many health professionals, government agencies and formula company manufacturers make for not promoting and supporting breastfeeding is that we should «not make the mother feel guilty for not breastfeeding».

Absolutely no one can make me feel guilty about any of the decisions I made about giving my children formula, from medical necessity to my personal preference.

Dr. Smith and her colleagues aren't trying to make formula feeders feel guilty.

it is not right to make anyone feel guilty for going one way or another as long as it is not harming the baby and to my knowledge, there has been no proof that a formula fed baby is any worse off then a breastfed one.....

Everyone seems so obsessed about not making mothers feeling guilty about formula feeding as opposed to those who want to breastfeed but are undermined by free formula.

Are they making money by convincing you to not feel guilty about using formula?

a very long stressful year in which my milk supply was terrible, I was in pain most of the time and I was made to feel guilty for every formula bottle, so I spent hours pumping (instead of sleeping).

Formula feeding moms are made to feel guilty because they didn't make a choice that other mothers have proudly made; a dangerous consequence of all parents just wanting to feel validated and supported in their personal parenting decisions.

So the final mistake that moms make when transitioning to formula is that they feel guilty.

Don't feel guilty for using formula and don't feel guilty if you make a few mistakes along the way.

And they would have no problem at all making that mother feel guilty for feeding her baby cow's milk, and then pressuring her to feed the baby formula.

They nonchalantly said things like, «breast is best,» which made me feel super guilty about having to use formula.

Elsie, while I agree that we need to step back, and avoid making women who don't nurse feel guilty, it's important to realize that, in fact «generations» were NOT raised on formula.

I managed to make it 6 months before we had to supplement with formula and 18 before we quit completely, but I still felt guilty that I wasn't able to put my baby's needs above my corporation's.

On the formula feeding vs breastfeeding, I have not breastfed any of my three girls; with the first one I very frustrated with the lack of supply and felt guilty, but finally my pediatrician said exactly the same that you mention: the best to do is what it makes you a happy mom and her a happy baby.

So, when you can't breastfeed or when you have to supplement with formula, or even if you choose to use formula, it can make you feel so guilty.

«I also think that women who choose formula from the start, for whatever reason, should not be made to feel guilty.»

I completely understand that there are cases when breastfeeding is not possible and I don't ever want to make any mom feel guilty for needing to feed formula.

Milk is usually formula but a doctor told me that it was fine to feed a baby cows milk cut with water, that they just make women feel guilty to sell formula.

But the point of this post is not to educate on the merits of breastfeeding or make formula feeding moms feel guilty.