Guilt of not being able to breastfeed

Does motherhood seem to have some kind of? Script: must be followed by the mother from the moment she receives the news; However, you’ll have to make a lot of decisions that aren’t easy Are there rituals?Motherhood that women study in depth, because they face a new and exciting world in which they have much to learn. Choosing whether or not to breastfeed is one of those big decisions. Tacking the guilt of not being able to breastfeed can be one of the consequences.

Each woman has special reasons to choose to artificially breastfeed or breastfeed, on the one hand, breastfeeding advocates and, on the other hand, those who do not want or cannot, far from wanting to provoke a debate about breastfeeding and artificial breastfeeding. The purpose of this article is to discuss the feeling of guilt that mothers cannot breastfeed. Mothers who had the will and conviction to breastfeed their children, but could not, for one reason or another.

  • Several medical reasons can justify the decision not to breastfeed: mother’s illnesses.
  • Low milk production.
  • Very painful mastitis process.
  • Etc.
  • This moment has a major psychological impact because two very strong points come into shock: the mother’s innate need to feed her baby and the inability to do so naturally.

Faced with a real experience, we can watch episodes of absolute frustration, on the one hand, the crying of babies because they are hungry, and on the other hand, a desperate mother who tries by all means to feed him. circumstances, move on.

On one occasion a mother told me that she was very afraid of the time of breastfeeding her son, in this case we are talking about a mother who produced a lot of milk, but who had wounds that prevented her from sucking so much for the baby and mechanically.

Suffering and pain were such that he once wondered, “Why do I have to feed you?Bleeding from cracked nipples, continuous burns, a simple touch of clothing was a torment. Besides, many of these mothers feel assaulted for not holding on. “Well, if you’re tired already, ” said a parter on one occasion.

Is there really a need? I don’t think so. The stress that is being passed on to the baby right now, the fully visible anger, is much worse than depriving the child of the benefits of breast milk.

In the first few months of life, feeding is a moment of union, of bonding, of emotional benefit for the mother and baby, trying to cope with pain can only lead to the opposite, because the baby will receive all these discomforts while in the arms of his mother.

That time has come, and after the mother’s decision to stop breastfeeding, it was time to choose the best possible milk, the options are completely safe and pose no risk to the baby, so the pediatrician can advise parents on it.

It is true that breastfeeding makes it much easier to form the emotional bond between mother and baby, however, there is evidence that not breastfeeding does not prevent the bond from forming.

Something goes wrong with our society when a woman feels judged and fails, and lives on the guilt of not being able to breastfeed her child naturally, especially if others make her feel that way. “He will be fine, the important thing is that you remain calm to transmit peace and security to your baby. “I think that’s the message everyone should get.

No woman should be or feel attacked by her decision, knowing that the baby will be safe. It would be good for mothers to support each other, regardless of their breastfeeding decisions. Each woman has her own circumstances and experiences.

No woman should feel bad about having to choose the bottle, I guarantee that your mother’s experience will not be inferior, that you will not be less second-rate mother or mother so this option will give your baby everything she needs and you can offer her all the shared emotional benefits creating a pleasant climate when the baby needs to eat.

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