Mother's Post to Normalize All Types of Feeding

One mama’s important message: Normalize all the ways you can feed your baby

Normalize breastfeeding, formula, bottle feeding and pumping. Or a combo of all. And most importantly: Normalize not shaming yourself for how you feed your baby.

By Rini Frey March 22, 2022

Rini Frey

No one really ever talks about the struggles that come with deciding on how you’re going to feed your baby. Or the snide remarks that you may hear when you decide that breastfeeding is just not for you. But the truth is, breastfeeding isn’t for every mother. And that is OK. Making the decision about how you’re going to feed your baby is completely up to you, mama. Because you know what your baby needs. You know what you need.

This mother gets it, and through her post, pushes for all types of feeding to be normalized. Because the most important thing is making sure you have a fed and healthy baby.

“I hear so much about normalizing breastfeeding and I think that’s so important. But normalizing formula is just as important. Or normalizing pumping and bottle feeding.

To be honest, I felt so much shame about giving my baby formula at the hospital when I couldn’t get her to latch.

And I still feel a glimpse of guilt when I supplement with formula if I don’t produce enough milk during a pumping session.
Or when I nurse and she isn’t satisfied after.

I think it’s because I was picturing myself having this magical bond with my baby as I nursed exclusively. Which didn’t pan out.