Issues on breastfeeding

I got to read a post from Julie’s blog months ago about her issues on breastfeeding with her four adorable kids and how do people react on why she doesn’t breastfeed. We are actually on the same boat when Ella was still a baby. I tried breastfeeding her but my milk supply isn’t sufficient not to mention my inverted nipple on my right breast. I had no idea if the trauma on my Uncle’s death has something to do with it too and the food that I ate when I was still pregnant. Like her, I do get some negative reactions from my MIL (who breastfed her four children). It’s annoying how people judge you. But when we went to their farm last weekend, I think she has changed her perspective because here’s what I saw.

They are bottle feeding the kid! This is not the only one, but there are more than four (I guess) that are in bottles. Donald and Ella got to feed them and they find it so fun. Why aren’t they breastfeed I hear you ask. It’s because their mother died after giving birth. Poor kids. But hey, death isn’t only the sole excuse of not breastfeeding! I am planning to completely breastfeed my second baby, take note on the word COMPLETELY. But all this is uncertain because I did plan this with Ella but I ended up mix-feeding her and totally bottle feed her when my breast has been totally “drained” after four months.

Tags: bottle feeding, breastfeeding, farm, goat, kid

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