What ’dumb’ thing.....

....have you felt guilty about whilst mothering your children? You know, the sort of thing you probably wouldn't judge a friend on if they compained to you about it but you judge yourself on?

It's a bit of a continuation from the other thread about motherhood and lying....

so he goes my (latest) one:

Today I bought formula for the first time.  I cannot tell you how (stupidly) guilty I felt about that. We haven't even used it yet but just the fact I purchased it when I have a pair of perfectly working breasts that could feed my baby.... uurgh I feel stink.

 However those perfectly working breasts are taking a hammering during this pg from Clodagh's feeding and I'm now extremely unsure if she's getting much satisfaction from my supply and  worried she is waking up hungry at night and not settling after BF...

So for that and numerous other reasons I am gonna replace one BF a day with formula.

*guilt*

That's my stupid thing....you?

Dont feel bad Emmecat. You have done so well BFing this long, as well as BFing while pregnant. I sure couldnt do it, you should be proud!!

One thing i really feel bad about & would never make that mistake again is giving up breastfeeding. I stopped when Taylah was 8 1/2 months. The reason i stopped is because so many people kept telling me i should & it looks wrong etc. At the time i didnt really know any people who BF beyond that age.

It annoys me so much, everytime id give dd a bottle it would make me mad. Not that i have anything against bottle feeding mums its just that i knew my breasts worked, Taylah loved being a boobie baby

I feel really guilty about anything that goes in my mouth ie the chocolate this morning

I feel really guilty because it's my stupid genetics.

I feel guilty that I didn't do many exciting things with A in the holidays cause we had made a decision to not go anywhere re ticker below.

Every night I feel guilty that we've butted heads during the day.

Bizzy- yeah I know they don't 'need' formula...but I worry cos she's vegetarian and fussy as anything atm (not worried about her being the former, I just mean I'm worried cos she's the former AND fussy lol).... so thought I'd try formula.

Tayz ((hugs)) hun. That must've been so damn hard for you. It's really difficult when you're not supported in your decisions.  

Julz -omg mucho kudos to you having a drug free birth hun. I'd be so proud!

Having said that, I also had an epi Lil Nic and it was wonderful hehe

A&C- lol I'm the same with chocolate ....and with the butting heads thing

I DON'T feel guilty for stopping bf'ing Ty

I DON'T feel guilty for wanting an epidural with this baby , when I had two all natural, no pain relief births before and know I can do it without any pain relief again , I just don't want to

I DO feel guilty that my daughter is struggling in maths and english tho

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Hell, I DON T feel guilty about using gas, pethadine AND the epidural during my labour, I still got my little boy out of it and he was perfect

I agree Kelly

I feel guilty about absolutely everything. The very latest is the fact that i gave DD signature range bread for her lunch, rather than the last two pieces of vogels      , because i wanted it for my toast in the morning. Then i beat myself up for putting myself first, even though she probably couldn't give two hoots what bread she had. Crazy!!

sorry I don't have anything to feel guilty about that I can think of - well apart from maybe I should had asked for more help from my MW on the bf when DD was born.

As for formula Emme - you know you should be able to use cows milk now if you want to.. we started DD on cows milk at 12 mths. Or is your DD lactose intolerant...

Mothers are STARS every min of every day of every week!!!!!