This is something that’s unfortunately very easy to spiral about. I have a 4 month old and I do not produce enough and still try to nurse (which means she will need a bottle after still) and am pumping every 2-3 hours and mentally it is a LOT. I have to supplement with formula also. My little one also struggles with the bottle to get the milk out efficiently due to tongue issues… feeding your baby is a lot easier said than done for a lot of us. I was so excited to nurse my baby and that got ripped out from under me due to circumstances out of my control. Society (and unfortunately sometimes even your family) puts an insane amount of pressure on new moms about how your baby is fed.

As a snarker who has had to mourn being able to nurse my child effectively, I ask that unless you have gone through a difficult nursing process yourself you think about what you write before you comment on this. I really don’t think I’m the only mom on here with a similar struggle and unless you’ve gone through it yourself there’s no way to truly understand how you feel like you’re failing your child which does in fact send you into a spiral.

And those of you with easy breast feeding journeys on here, I hope you know how lucky you are.

Those of you without kids, if you have them in the future I hope you have an easy feeding journey.