Sentences with phrase «guilty about bottle feeding»

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.

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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...)

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.

Because there is so much pressure on mothers to breastfeed, you may feel guilty at first about switching to bottle feeding.

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.

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.