MerryMommy

All women have rights.   To support them, let's unite. You can help the fight. There is a common misconception that when women talk about desiring others to "support breastfeeding" that it is about a mommy war of breast milk vs. formula. That's not it. We all want babies to be fed, no matter the food.  But please consider this: It's about women's rights. So that my perspective is laid straight: I both breastfed and formula fed my twin babies. I, personally, wanted to exclusively breastfeed my babies but they were born 8 weeks early and without a sucking reflex. So, I began my breastfeeding relationship with a pump, in an isolating hospital room behind a curtain, and with blistered nipples that lasted for weeks. Not the lovely Madonna and Child image many conjure up when thinking of a mother nursing her young. My children got formula at 1 day old and for the next few days until I had enough milk to nourish them through their feeding tubes. Then, they w...