Formula is SOOOOO gross! I used to hate making it for Galen (having him in daycare and then when he self-weaned). Blech! The saying "Breast is Best" rings true....
One of the reasons I felt like a failed mom in the hospital when he was born is that he had to have a bottle of formula. My milk hadn't come in yet and he just wasn't getting enough nourishment. So they said my options were to: Keep trying with the breastfeeding (but he wouldn't latch on); Give him sugar water; or give him formula. So I caved and gave him the formula and felt like a horrible mom because I couldn't feed him. Now, though, I know that was silly for me to think I wasn't good enough, but when you're there in the moment... it felt like the worst thing I could have done.
And yea, I managed to read the paper and it was totally interesting! Definitely a nerdy thing ;)
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Date: 2006-12-13 08:03 pm (UTC)From:One of the reasons I felt like a failed mom in the hospital when he was born is that he had to have a bottle of formula. My milk hadn't come in yet and he just wasn't getting enough nourishment. So they said my options were to: Keep trying with the breastfeeding (but he wouldn't latch on); Give him sugar water; or give him formula. So I caved and gave him the formula and felt like a horrible mom because I couldn't feed him. Now, though, I know that was silly for me to think I wasn't good enough, but when you're there in the moment... it felt like the worst thing I could have done.
And yea, I managed to read the paper and it was totally interesting! Definitely a nerdy thing ;)
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Date: 2006-12-14 03:14 am (UTC)From: