The Great Milk Debate

I'm not here to tell you that you should only breastfeed ever and not to give your kid formula.  I realize for some people that formula is necessary or preferred and I am totally okay with that.  In fact, with Bugs, I exclusively breastfed for 4 months, then supplemented until 6 months and then he did formula only until he was a year old.  That's just what worked out for me at that time.  I was working full time, pumping is mind numbingly dull and that's how it happened.

This time around, however, I am able to stay home with my bebe and I plan on only breastfeeding until he is at least a year old.  For some reason, people keep trying to talk me into giving him formula.  Like I am making it too hard on myself to breastfeed exclusively.  It is hard, and there have been a few soirees I have had to miss out on because I didn't have time to prepare and have milk pumped.  I try to pump once a day so that I have a little stock on hand, but sometimes that shit just doesn't happen (mind numbingly dull.)

People, I am okay with this.  If I have to miss an event because my babes won't get fed breast milk that night, I am fucking fine with it.  This is my choice, my sacrifice and my gift to my baby.  I think I should be getting a fucking award for that rather than criticized about how I could make it easier on myself.  I would never take it upon myself to tell someone formula feeding that they should be breastfeeding because it is cheaper (or whatever the reason.)

And that is all.