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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I’m quitting this weekend. I still feel guilty but it’s nice to know I’m not alone.[/quote]

It's fine! Seriously. 1000% fine to quit. I quit around that time too for many, many reasons that honestly don't matter. Something our pediatrician said to me that really helped: "You don't need a reason to quit. If you want one, your own mental health is absolutely a good reason."

I cannot stress enough how hard the decision was for me. It felt so hugely monumental. Now that I'm removed from that and my kid is a toddler, I only regret not stopping sooner.

I think the guilt is because we all feel like we want to do the absolute best for our children. Enduring something you hate feels like you're making a sacrifice your baby. But it's not necessarily a sacrifice worth making. It sounded cliché when my pediatrician said it to me, but your own own mental health [i]does[/i] matter and it matters for your baby. I hate threads like this so much because I have such a clear memory of how torn up I was about this and I wish that you weren't experiencing the same guilt. You're fine, OP. Your baby will do great on formula.

One thing I'll note is that stopping can cause some pretty brutal hormonal shifts. For me, I was fine in a couple of days, but it can be intense. And please look up weaning safely. [/quote]

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