Sunday, October 24, 2010

Breastfeeding.

I really don't know how I feel about it. I still haven't decided what I'm going to do, it's hard to decide. Some people say that breastfeeding is healthier for the baby and they don't get sick as often as bottle fed babies do. I know for a fact that isn't true. My mom breastfed my sister and she got sick for the first time when she was just a couple weeks old and has had ear infections all her life. She bottle fed me and I didn't get sick til I was about two years old and I still rarely ever get sick. I also know a couple other people who breastfed one of there kids and not the others and they were just as healthy or healthier. I have people telling me that if I don't breast feed its okay and others telling me that if I don't its not going to be good for the baby. Then I have the people at WIC who are basically pressuring me telling me that I need to breastfeed, and basically saying I'm going to be a bad mom if I don't. They are so rude. What makes me mad is that most of the people there don't even had kids so what do they know?! Just because some chooses to bottle feed their baby don't mean they are a bad parent. I have this feeling though, like I should breast feed her but then again I don't want to. Shortly after I have her I'm going to go back to school so during the day who is going to feed her? I wouldn't have much time to pump so it's like what do I do? I also sometime in the future want to get a job so I wouldn't be there to breastfeed her either. It would be much easier to use formula because whoever is watching her can feed her and I won't have to pump. When I think about it I feel bad that I probably will decide to use formula but my mom says not to feel bad because it will be a lot easier and a lot of moms choose to use formula and don't listen to anything WIC said. But AH! I just don't know. This really is a hard decision for me. I really don't have the much more time to decide though. I only have about 2 months left til she is here!

2 comments:

  1. I have some stuff you can read about breastfeeding if you want. You are right, there are a lot of reasons why it could be complicated, but there are tons of reasons why it is good for the baby. I guess I look at it as you do what you can, and breastfeeding is one more thing you can do to give your baby some advantage. You can also breastfeed for a while then switch to formula when you go back to school, and you can pump and freeze milk or do some formula and some breast milk. I'll give you the stuff I have to read.

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