formula-feeding affirmations

there is no doubt that i choose personally to breastfeed my babies. i feel very fortunate to have had the education and support that i have - along with a very capable and cooperative body - in order to be successful in my breastfeeding journeys. but let's be real here for a moment: we live in a country where, if it doesn't make us money, it doesn't have a benefit. while formula may have started out innocent enough (created during the war when women had to go work while their husband's were out fighting), it quickly became a product that gave our country's eyes dollar signs.

now, i am not discounting the mother's out there who truly cannot breastfeed, whatever their situation may be. actually, let me be very clear... i am not discounting or judging or knocking on women who have to - or choose to - formula-feed. i wouldn't be writing this post if i did.

but i do believe there is a very large number of mom's who choose to formula-feed at any point in their journey of motherhood who could have had a very successful breastfeeding journey if they just had the support and education they deserve. but instead of our country putting resources in that, they just keep pouring resources into making formula.

with that said, until we make huge waves toward not only normalizing breastfeeding, but offering education and resources for mother's who want to breastfeed, we need to lift up those mom's who's feeding journey is with formula. for as many mom's who feel shamed for breastfeeding in public, that many more (if not more) are looked down on because they choose to formula-feed. i see slow waves being made toward empowering women, so why are we not empowering all women? including mother's who give their baby formula? i see a great need for affirming these mother's that they are doing a great job and doing the best they can; i mean, aren't we all?

so i decided to create some free formula-feeding affirmations in hopes that these mother's will feel empowered and affirmed, and not take everyone's judgement to heart and start to question their worth as a mother. and you bet your ass i support the "fed is best" movement, even as a breastfeeding mama. i hope all of you amazing and badass formula mamas out there enjoy these!

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