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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t want to breastfeed but everyone is pushing me to breastfeed. The nurses and location consultant in the hospital, the pediatrician, family/friends etc. My husband is the only one supportive. I’m tired of the “ congratulations and then the “ how is breastfeeding going” and giving me tips and stories about how it went for them. Then silence or questions why when I tell them I chose not to breastfeed. I never once asked that and I find it so rude that people feel it’s normal or necessary to even ask that. I understand healthcare professionals and some close family/friends, but I have distance relatives asking me that. The pediatrician asked at both the 3 day checkup and today at his two week and probed why I didn’t. She recommended I give it a try for 6 weeks with Covid going around. My husband told her we have chosen formula feeding and she sort of seemed annoyed with me. I was very confident in my decision but now I feel slightly guilty about it. I never had the desire to breastfeed. I’ve been a person with super sensitive nipples that easily get chaffed and feel bruised. They’re flat and I have small nipples. I know breastfeeding can be super painful in the beginning and I didn’t want to go through that pain with my sensitive nipples. I did hand express colostrum but we exclusively formula feed and things are going well. I never expected such pushback from healthcare professionals or people so interested in whether I breastfeed or not. [/quote]

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