You know formula is not the end of the world. Sometimes a less stressed mother is better than breast milk all the time. You will still be able to breastfeed her when you see her and (given the whole supply and demand thing) your body will work out having more milk at night and less during the day.
I am e-mailing rather than commenting on your journal, because I know this is kind of a radical statement to make when you work at a place that does give you time and space for the whole pumping thing.
Olivia didn't have a drop of formula pass her lips, while Xavier had his fair share. I still nursed him to 16 months and he certainly has no attachment issues because of the bottles he had.
Maragret is almost 6 months old, right? The immunity benefits of breast milk are decreased after 6 months and as for the IQ issues--well, I have a 3 three year old who will say "actually I like stegosaurus better than triceratops." pretty clearly.
So, take this as you will, but I think it would be a huge, huge load off your mind to just stop pumping. And then the bitch with the glaring eyes can have all the time in the room she wants!
Thinking of you. And, you will zero judgment from this quarter no matter what you decide.
You know formula is not the end of the world. Sometimes a less
stressed mother is better than breast milk all the time. You will still be
able to breastfeed her when you see her and (given the whole supply and
demand thing) your body will work out having more milk at night and less
during the day.
I am e-mailing rather than commenting on your journal, because I know
this is kind of a radical statement to make when you work at a place
that does give you time and space for the whole pumping thing.
Olivia didn't have a drop of formula pass her lips, while Xavier had
his fair share. I still nursed him to 16 months and he certainly has no
attachment issues because of the bottles he had.
Maragret is almost 6 months old, right? The immunity benefits of
breast milk are decreased after 6 months and as for the IQ issues--well, I
have a 3 three year old who will say "actually I like stegosaurus better
than triceratops." pretty clearly.
So, take this as you will, but I think it would be a huge, huge load
off your mind to just stop pumping. And then the bitch with the glaring
eyes can have all the time in the room she wants!
Thinking of you.
And, you will zero judgment from this quarter no matter what you
decide.
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