As many of you know I am an avid reader of all things baby, whether is be "What to Expect..." or random posts on BabyCenter.com--yesterday I was reading a post on a community I belong to on Baby Center. The mother was upset that she had to switch to formula, from breast feeding...other mom's even were so extreme to tell her she was a bad mom for quitting, and gave her tips to continue. I know that there are proven benefits from breast feeding, but will any of these little things ever matter to our children, in about five years?
When Liam goes to Kindergarten will he care whether or not I quit breast feeding after one week, or will he remember he always had formula, a fully belly and continued to thrive. He will know it didn't work for his mom, and she quit to be the best mom she could be to him.
Will ANYONE care whether or not I circumcised him? If they do care, why? Breck was there to show him love and to comfort him during the procedure. Also, it's Liam's penis, he has to deal with it the rest of his life, and for now, we are responsible for cleaning it. Who cares!?
When Liam grows up, will it ever matter WHERE he slept? (Crib, bassinet, with us, in my arms in the recliner..) No. He will care that he had a warm, comfortable, safe place to sleep.
In his life, it will never matter whether he wore cloth diapers or disposable diapers. He had a clean behind, and he was always changed when needed.
No one will care that he was vaccinated at two months. Breck & I are confident in our decision to vaccinate him. YES, we have read that he could become autistic, but I would rather deal with autism than LOSE my son to a horrible disease that could be avoided.
Recently we switched Liam to generic formula...guess what? The FDA regulates formula, so it turns out that everything that is in Enfamil, Similac, Gerber, etc is in fact in his Target formula. Once again, in five years, no one will care about what Liam ate, as long as he was being fed.
Before I had Liam, I often said, "Oh, I will NEVER do that." In most cases, I HAVE. A person I am close with, a mother of two brilliant, thriving children shared with me that you have to do what will make YOU be the best mom you can be to your child. If Liam needs to sleep on me because he is fussy, then he will. It turns out we both need sleep to function. This is so true across the board.
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