But try telling that to
the judgmental moms.
And to think I was one of
those judgmental moms who though CIO was something mean and lazy parents did.
Things that totally don't jive in the privacy of your home may get a pass when
every judgmental mom in the park is watching your every move.
I think it was written by
a judgmental mom who thinks she has never made a mistake and has never made a parenting decision she later regretted.
Not exact matches
But considering when out and about I see way, way more babies getting bottles than being nursed, and the stats that show the majority of
moms use bottles and formula at some point, I have to wonder, WHO is giving the
judgmental looks to bottlefeeding
moms??? The tiny minority who manage to exclusively breastfeed?
We need more
moms to talk like this, to be less
judgmental and questioning of individual decisions.
I could also link to several sites that back up any and all of those choices, but none of that will help you when you think you feel a
judgmental eye from a fellow
mom while you shake up your babies» formula while out to lunch.
Due to a few
judgmental comments and watching how other
moms treated each other, I felt like I was in a race.
I think a lot of those feelings came from the push that «breast is best» and just how
judgmental other
moms can be.
Judgmental or «
mom - shaming» posts (example, you can share your story about breastfeeding, but may not bash a
mom who chooses to formula feed)
Moms can be extremely
judgmental and instead of being supportive.
Anytime breastfeeding
moms extol the virtues of breast milk, they are snidely called «lactivists» or labelled
judgmental, pushy
moms.
Judgmental comments that
mom must be lazy or that she doesn't care enough about her family to do every single thing for them divide parents on this very personal decision.
Globally,
moms are surprisingly
judgmental on the subject of nursing a two - year - old - 71 % of the women surveyed said a child that age is too old to nurse.
Other
moms can be so
judgmental.
As a
mom to a special needs child who had public meltdowns quite often, I saw the
judgmental looks and heard the
judgmental view points.
You can tell that Ana has a genuine passion for this work and is committed to seeing
moms succeed at breastfeeding without being
judgmental if a mother feels like she wants to stop (believe me, I wanted to quit many times).
My desire to see suckling children on TV has nothing to do with some sort of overzealous,
judgmental need to shame formula feeding
moms or even to shamelessly promote breastfeeding as the end - all - be-all.
For example mix - feeding, I mean a lot of
moms mix - feed and this is totally fine, but you know you get
moms who come in and get
judgmental about it and you know, attack other
moms: «Why don't you try this?»
While the nurses have the best intentions, their attempt to make a new
mom «understand» can feel
judgmental — the first judgment of many to come.
Stay away from the online «mommy wars» between working and at - home
moms, and tune out any
judgmental comments you may receive.
BUT I totally get why
moms would want one, and gosh, we shouldn't be
judgmental of those who have one, that's for sure!
LETICIA: I think also... You know for me, I breastfed my first two relatively easily and I don't think I've ever... I never felt
judgmental of
moms who bottle - fed, but it was more like I just didn't understand.
Hi Whitney, My statement about characteristics of
moms that tend to breastfeed longer wasn't meant to be
judgmental at all, so I'm sorry that it felt that way to you.
It didn't help that whenever I pulled a bottle out of my diaper bag these same
moms would raise
judgmental eyebrows at me before confessing that they, too, had struggled at first.
Stop being a
judgmental bitch and start supporting other
moms.
Many famous
moms deal with the same issues as non-famous nursing
moms, from the logistics of round - the - clock pumping to the
judgmental stares of strangers.
Kara, a single
mom, and her three - year - old daughter shared a townhouse with a friend who loved to have people over, and Kara began to feel resentful and
judgmental of their ability to laugh and have fun.
In Bad
Moms, Christina Applegate's
judgmental PTA leader Gwendolyn James played the foil to Amy (Mila Kunis) and her two friends, Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn).
Mame and company Aunts sometimes seem like cooler, less
judgmental versions of
mom.
My
mom is at the top of my list this year, she has been there for me these last couple years when I've needed her most,
judgmental free.