So I have been breastfeeding full-time since Mason was born, and I love it. It's free, its convenient, and breast-fed babies are just cuter, lets be honest. However, I've been working full time for the past 2 months and subsequently pumping every 4 hours at work, and its starting to become less of a joy, and more of a hassle.
I feel like SUCH an awful mom for wanting to stop breastfeeding. Why is that?!? I know many women who have never breastfed and their children are fine...but its like...I want Mason to have EVERY opportunity to be ahead of the game. If theres something I can do for FREE will give him that advantage, I should totally do it...right?
The CDC says that all babies should be breastfed for the first year, and im totally down with that...but as a working mommy, its hard. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/faq/index.htm Thanks CDC for making me feel like a awful person, so 43% of women were still breastfeeding at 6 months?! they must not have jobs.
Another thing I think should be discussed is that breastfeeding isn't just 100% automatic. The further a mother gets post-partum, the harder it is to keep and maintain a milk supply. For example: if I am stressed out, I dont make milk; if I excersize too much, I dont make milk; if I dont drink enough water, I dont make milk; and finally, if I stop breastfeeding for even just 12 hours, im fairly certain ill stop producing it all together.
The guilt I feel when I think about not breastfeeding is mind-blowing. Like literally, ya'll, makes me nauseous, because thats what all guilt feels like for me. Am I a bad mom for not wanting to breastfeed for the first year...? I cant even finish my thoughts right now. ugh. Someone validate me.
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