But the point of this post is not to educate on the merits of breastfeeding or make formula feeding
moms feel guilty.
Moms need to support each other and not make new
moms feel guilty for what they are doing or not doing with their child.
The reason
moms feel guilty is because others are making them feel that way... always telling them «what is best» and not what makes them happy.
There's a reason
moms feel guilty about these things... they shouldn't be doing them!
I hope more and more moms, nurses, and LCs become aware of real struggles out there and although well intentioned, don't make
moms feel guilty for needing to turn to bottles.
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.
Many
moms feel guilty for taking an hour or two to see a friend or get their nails done, but the truth is that that hour away from our family to recharge can ultimately give us much better quality time when we are together.
I read a great article by an MD that talks about how doctors are afraid to really educate women on the benefits of breastfeeding because they don't want to make
moms feel guilty.
I've also gotten quite a few comments asking if this research just makes
moms feel guilty if they couldn't breastfeed.
I felt guilt when I stayed home —
Moms feel guilty about pretty much anything sometimes.
Making formula feeding
moms feel guilty?
It's also a bit condescending in tone and tends to make
moms feel guilty instead of informing and making them more excited.
Some moms feel guilty about not breastfeeding.
Some moms feel guilty because of that, but that isn't wrong decision and your baby won't suffer for that.
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.
Many
moms feel guilty and selfish for taking time for themselves and create boundaries, but it is a true necessity for all moms.
Any time a mom fails at something and then sees another mom succeeding, the successful mom is obviously trying to subconsciously make the other
mom feel guilty.
It is terrible and unethical to make a first time
Mom feel guilty for not breastfeeding.
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.
Not exact matches
But the $ 2,000 fee to incorporate was an incomprehensible amount of money to an unemployed 14 - year - old, and Gillis
felt guilty asking his
mom for the cash.
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I don't
feel guilty anymore for loving my
mom from a distance.
Mothers day is coming up and there is no better way of saying I love you
mom than giving her chocolate, especially homemade chocolate that she can indulge in without
feeling guilty.
1) Kelly
felt legitimately
guilty — or perhaps hemmed in — by saying in front of the Showtime cameras to Malik's
mom that this was Malik's team.
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...)
Moms are so often made to
feel guilty for taking care of themselves, but I truly believe that it will make you a better mother to your very lucky kids.
Meeting other
moms, taking some time to breath and not
feeling guilty about everything we do will help get us all through it.
But rather than
feeling guilty, the
mom called Wrinkles to thank him.
As a working
mom I
feel better reading this advise I always
feel guilty working but I have to but knowing I doing the things you said natural helps.
We need to do our best as
moms and I think superbaby food might serve to make some people
feel overwhelemed and
guilty.
Many working
moms have that horrible
feeling guilty when they have to start with working after delivering.
-LSB-...] more fun than wiping someone's tushy!Though I
feel a bit
guilty for not checking off more of my own Rookie
Mom Weekly Challenges, I am ultimately satisfied that my baby and I are enjoying each other.
Formula - feeding
moms catch flack for not «trying harder» or for «giving up too soon» when they already possibly
feel guilty for being unable to breastfeed.
An aside, of course there will be changes and insecurity from this time, I don't discount the emotions of other siblings, simply that a
mom shouldn't
feel guilty getting mad when a child becomes extremely disobedient and defiant!
And as a new
mom, you may
feel upset and even
guilty if things don't go the way you'd planned.
In Mommy Guilt, authors Julie Bort, Aviva Pflock, and Devra Renner report that yelling is one of the things
moms feel most
guilty about.
The notion of a
Mom happily taking care of the kids and house all day * by herself * is a nutty 20th Century notion that seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of making women
feel guilty.
So if we aren't
feeling this way about our pregnancy, we're made to
feel guilty, like we're a terrible person and something is wrong with us Surely we're going to be a bad
mom as well then?
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.
When things don't go exactly by the book,
moms of infants may
feel guilty for «doing something wrong,» or ashamed of «not getting the hang of it» immediately.
I always
feel guilty tossing and wonder how other
moms deal with this challenge.
But we also need more support for
moms who breastfeed — time off to pump, incentives to continue to breastfeed through at least six months, maybe longer, and better resources to help breastfeeding
moms problem solve without
feeling guilty.
Yet again, this has the potential to make a new
mom feel incredibly
guilty for not loving that stage.
Let us not
feel guilty about wanting to do interesting things for ourselves that do not involve our children;
moms are whole people, and for many, that includes a desire to be in the workplace.
Moms tend to
feel guilty when shopping with toddlers for all sorts of silly things, but if shopping without your toddler results in a
mom feeling more relaxed, then do it!
I always get asked this question from
moms who struggle during pregnancy because we as new
moms feel so
guilty.
Sometimes that certainty doesn't make one
feel any better about it or
feel less
guilty (
mom guilt: the struggle is real, guys) but this sixth sense and gut knowledge telling this is the right move is a real
feeling and shouldn't be ignored based on the worry that you're somehow a bad
mom.
It's just so helpful and makes you stop
feeling guilty for not being the perfect
mom.
New
moms who don't breastfeed only
feel guilty because other people are judging them.
She advises
moms to shed the «supermom» script occasionally, and find time each week to enjoy a refreshing night out with just your partner without
feeling guilty about it.