carrie perry

I am a mother of three who has breastfed and bottlefed. My older two children were breastfed exclusively for 6 months and then I introduced the bottle with breastmilk, later adding some supplimental formula. Currently my now 6 month old will begin to experience the same. I truly believe that we as mom's need to have a choice. We need to first do what we are most comfortable with and what is best for our children. I would have gladly fed my older children breastmilk, but I don't respond well to continuous pumping. I need to suppliment my milk. While I am home more often, I am simply introducing breastmilk through a bottle as a means of "just in case" precaution. I would love to be able to give her breastmilk exclusively until she is 1 year, but my track record is pretty bleak. I have never been made to feel as though my decisions have been wrong. I've been questioned as to "how will I handle" breast feeding for so long, which I find rather comical, but never been chastized for my decisions. I find it ridiculous that women actually insult one another on the decisions that we make knowing full well what adversities women face daily raising children. People need to focus on their own lives, become well informed and be more helpful to other moms. It's the hardest job any of us will ever do--why make it more complicated!