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Dear prospective parents, esp first time parents, hoping to be perfect parents, I just want to tell you, after 4 kids, just do what works for you. Your sanity
by cdf 4y ago
Dear prospective parents, esp first time parents, hoping to be perfect parents, I just want to tell you, after 4 kids, just do what works for you.
Your sanity has a bigger influence on the well being of your child than any single factor like religiously breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is incredibly convenient when the mom is not working, and cost efficient. But if it becomes impossibly inconvenient or costly, eg while mom is working, dont beat yourself up if you have to resort to formula to bridge the gaps.
Also, baby formula marketing would lead you to believe that formula with omega3 will make your babies smarter too. That's probably the lie you should disbelieve in.
Raising a confident well adjusted child is more important to me than high IQ, and there is no objective way to measure that.
- madduci 4y agoThis is true on so many levels. As a parent myself, I confirm it 100%
- YZF 4y agoNothing wrong with wanting to be a good parent... But yes, everyone will have (conflicting) advice for you but you are the parents. Nature will do its thing anyways.
- xbar 4y agoI won't argue with you. But I will change the emphasis. If you can breastfeed your baby, do it. Give it a real go. But if it is leading to a true loss of sanity, let it go. I've raised 3 and breastfeeding was a part of each baby's start. There were reasons why none of them made to the promoted 1 year target. But I saw real benefits that I associate with breastfeeding in each child up to today.