Pain med free labor and breastfeeding moms are best moms
I am SO SICK of people and other mothers demeaning me and other mamas because of X, Y, Z.
1. If you need, or even want, an IV pain med or, hell, even a freaking epidural, then that’s your choice and you know what your body can or can’t handle. Some women have less pain some have it so bad. STOP PUTTING DOWN MOMS WHO DONT HAVE A COMPLETELY NATURAL BIRTH.
2. Some women cannot breastfeed their babies. GASP. I know. The horror. The laziness of those mothers. Guess what? Some moms can’t. Some moms pump and GASP, need to put their breastmilk in a bottle to feed their babies. Some moms can’t produce milk and rely on formula. I use a bottle of formula maybe every two or three days because I have a milk production dip when pumping. It hurts to actually breastfeed my baby on me. The important lesson here is NO MATTER THE METHOD YOU ARE STILL FEEDING YOUR BABY.
Moms need to freaking support other moms, Lord knows we get enough criticism from our own moms, mother in laws, husbands, internet, news, strangers, etc.
Enough. Stop it. Encourage each other. We are all freaking superwomen for giving birth to a baby and for those mamas who couldn’t give birth vaginally and had a cesarean then damn kudos to y’all cuz that sucks and I’m proud of you for being able to do that and to those mamas who adopted their babies y’all are a blessing and congratulations on raising that baby/kid.