"The US rapper has been advocating for formula feeding - and six years after having my baby, I don't feel an ounce of guilt about my own decision to reach for the bottle"
"As birthdays go, it was an unusual one: I spent the afternoon of my 42nd birthday in a breastfeeding workshop in a Dublin maternity hospital. Of the dozen or so of us there, we were keen to learn the ropes, having heard rumours that breastfeeding might prove to be a challenge."
"By then, I was a woman of myriad accomplishments. How hard could this be? The consultant looked at me admiringly as I held my test baby - an inanimate doll - in a rugby hold. "Wow, you're a natural," she cooed. "You got this!""
A woman attended a breastfeeding workshop on her 42nd birthday to prepare for infant feeding and practiced holds with a mannequin under encouraging guidance. Despite professional praise and confidence, breastfeeding presented potential challenges that prompted consideration of alternatives. A US rapper publicly advocated for formula feeding, adding a public voice to the option of bottle feeding. Six years after giving birth, the woman reports no guilt about choosing formula and frames the decision as practical and personally appropriate. The narrative emphasizes autonomy in infant-feeding choices and the legitimacy of formula feeding for individual circumstances.
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