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| Mon, 07-07-2008 - 7:50pm |
I chose to formula feed my daughter. I love her with all my heart, and am a great mother (contray to what other mothers will say because I didn't BF). I gave my daughter the best 9 months of my life when pregnant...eating healthy, excerising, quit smoking, quit drinking, yada yada yada and I give her everything in this world now but yes I was selfish and formula fed and do not regret one second of it. I'm sorry that my husband, mother, sister can help with feedings and make a bottle themselves... I can go out for a night and not worry about having a glass of wine or I can go to the mall and not have to whip my boob out in the middle of the common area. And my daughter is extemely healthy and happy. I don't think Im going to hell because I formula feed nor do I feel I am a bad parent. My husband and I agreed formula was the way to go for us. I'm sure there are plenty of things BF'ing mothers do that other parents wouldn't agree with but that doesnt mean you should be crucified for it. I think other mothers should get off their high horse about bf'ing and realize its just not for everyone and you're not

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I know this was an exageration to prove a point, but I think it comes off a little harsh.
Shari mother to
How about this...
In cases where adults are not able to consume actual food, they can give them Ensure.
Or this:
Most formula feeders, if asked will say that processed food is not as healthy for you as un-processed, fresh foods.
Formula is a processed food. Breastmilk is a fresh food. It has not been chemically processed.
Will processed foods keep you alive? Yes, of course they will! Are fresh foods, fruits and veggies better for you? Of course they are.
And why is it that pointing out the obvious (see above) is taken as an insult. Being moderately observant should not be insulting.
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
~Albert Einstein
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
~Albert Einstein
No I don't, but I'm not the one with the problem with manufactured foods I FF remember.
Shari
Shari mother to
"I know this was an exageration to prove a point, but I think it comes off a little harsh.
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<<And what you look at as I could have BF, I look at as there is no way.
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I never said I "had a problem with manufactured foods". I myself was FF, and if I had a problem with my mother finding some kind of food to *keep me alive* as a baby, I'd be a pretty sorry excuse for a human being, wouldn't I?
This all goes back to what I said about mitigating risks where I CAN. Operative word, again, being CAN. I CANNOT, while living in government housing on a USAFB in the DESERT, grow my own food. I do not own land on which to do it, nor would I be allowed, per the regulations of my community, to affix window boxes to the outside of my home. Very little could be grown in such a container in the first place. I also do not have room for a large freezer in which to store a butchered steer purchased from a cattle ranch; it would be wasted in my household anyway, since we are about 80% vegetarian in our diet.
So I mitigate risk where I CAN. I buy organic produce, dairy and meats whenever possible. I walk or ride a bicycle with my child in a bike trailer as much as possible. I use enviromentally-friendly cleansers. But I do not feel as if I am a hypocrite in any way, shape or form because I BF and because I also pick up the occasional take-and-bake pizza from Costco at the end of a long day. One actually has very little to do with another.
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