I didn't feel
guilty about formula feeding, using disposable diapers, etc..
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.
Now my babies aren't really babies anymore and, looking back, I shake my head at my former self for ever wasting any time feeling
guilty about formula feeding my boys.
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...)
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.
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.
Somehow the thinking seems to be that if we don't talk
about it, mothers who apparently «choose» not to breastfeed will not feel
guilty,, and healthworkers who don't know how to help mothers breastfeed can continue to suggest
formula -
feeding as an easier alternative.
On the other hand, my sister's experience in the UK, which very much backs the «breast is best» meant that when BF didn't work out for her she was left feeling really
guilty and quite ignorant
about how to
formula feed her baby.
It's easy to feel
guilty about opting for
formula when breastfeeding is presented as not only the best method, but far, far superior to
formula feeding.
Overall great article, but you can't real soothe a mom who feels
guilty about feeding her child
formula when you still use the phrase «breast is best.»
The guilt issue is most pronounced with the formulabreastfeeding debate, where health professionals and public health bodies hesitate to give mothers accurate information
about formula risks (with a lot of «support» from
formula companies), so they won't feel «
guilty» if they decide to
formula feed.
«Indoor» and «Weight Loss»
formulas tend to be higher in carbohydrates because carbs allow the «person» to
feed a larger portion of food to their cat, and avoid feeling
guilty about reduced amounts of food.