I just think it really sucks how badly new mom's are pressured to breastfeed. Like if you don't or can't you're not the perfect mom. I've breast fed my 14 month old from the get, and felt if I failed i would fail at being a mom. At the beginning my supply sucked so bad, I had to pump constantly and latch to try to get my supply up. This lead to me crying endlessly, wondering why am i not good enough. I ended up having to supplement which my sister in law gave my major crap over and made snide remarks anytime I gave him a bottle "Oh wow, how much formula is he gonna drink." Or "my baby has never had a Drop of formula in her life, he sure does drink a lot of formula ". I had and still have post partum depression. I wish I had stopped earlier on because now it seems like it's gonna be impossible to quit, and I really feel like I need to for my mental health. I guess what I'm ranting about is how much pressure new mom's feel to be perfect and it's just really crappy for us. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2CCMyLp
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