When I was born I refused to breastfeed, it was 1982 and the pressure to breastfeed wasn't as intense as it is today. Since having my own child, I've often wondered how different my mothers experience of being a new mum would have been if she had all the support that we have today when it comes to breastfeeding. I'm not saying she had a bad experience because I was bottle feed, I'm just saying it was a lot different to what I'm experiencing 32 years later.
Aside from some mastitis, I haven't had any problems with establishing breastfeeding with my son and I am glad this is the case. The pressure on mothers to breastfeed is more intense than the heat of the sun and I can't imagine how stressful it must be if you're having a few teething problems.
We all know how good breastfeeding is for babies, but the emphasis & pressure to breastfeed can be a bit overwhelming and makes you feel like your a bad mother if you don't/can't breastfeed; and as soon as you let people know you are struggling the floodgates open & you hear all the remedies to fix your problem. Eventually all of the suggesting, the pressure you place on yourself & that which others place on you, topped off with a screaming baby who isn't putting on weight and that you can't satisfy with something that "should come naturally", becomes too much and you just want to hide in a hole.
It's no wonder that most mothers give up on breastfeeding in the first month, I just wish they weren't made to feel bad about it.
Aside from some mastitis, I haven't had any problems with establishing breastfeeding with my son and I am glad this is the case. The pressure on mothers to breastfeed is more intense than the heat of the sun and I can't imagine how stressful it must be if you're having a few teething problems.
We all know how good breastfeeding is for babies, but the emphasis & pressure to breastfeed can be a bit overwhelming and makes you feel like your a bad mother if you don't/can't breastfeed; and as soon as you let people know you are struggling the floodgates open & you hear all the remedies to fix your problem. Eventually all of the suggesting, the pressure you place on yourself & that which others place on you, topped off with a screaming baby who isn't putting on weight and that you can't satisfy with something that "should come naturally", becomes too much and you just want to hide in a hole.
It's no wonder that most mothers give up on breastfeeding in the first month, I just wish they weren't made to feel bad about it.