- I'm afraid that breastfeeding didn't work, because I didn't keep the ideal breastfeeding diet (lots of avocado and water, apparently).
- I feel guilty for feeling relief that I could start supplementing with formula and getting a firm grasp of just how much my baby was eating.
- I feel like I might have damaged our Mother/Baby bonding time.
- I didn't pump often enough and that's why I didn't make enough milk.
- I scoffed when someone told me I should pump 10 TIMES A DAY. Even if it would work, I wouldn't do it.
- Mira had no trouble latching so, obviously, it's my fault.
- I gave Mira a pacifier when she was a week old, so obviously that ruined it.
- I was so excited when I no longer had to sleep in a bra.
- I feel judged by every successful breastfeeding mother.
- I feel guilty for not feeling bad when I hand my husband a bottle in the middle of the night and go back to sleep.
- I hated pumping at work and carrying my few, pathetic drops home every night.
- I'm frustrated that I took advice from others that I feel made it all worse.
- I feel bad for not feeling bad when my baby shoved my breast away the last time I ever tried to breastfeed her. Here's your bottle, baby! Enjoy!
- I will feel guilty if it works next time.
- I will feel guilty if it doesn't.
The End. ( o )( o )
