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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s the truth, OP:  no one can or will ever say that formula is better than breastfeeding.  And I say this as a mother of two who could only breastfeed each child for one month before I had to stop to go back on medication.  My kids are brilliant, healthy, and beautiful at 8 and 3.  Would breastfeeding have been better than formula?  Probably a little -yes.  But I’m the mother they got and I have a serious medical condition that requires medication.  I can live with slightly second best in this case.

My point is that this is not the last time you’re going to face issues like this.  Would the perfect Mary Poppins nanny have been better than daycare?  Probably but we could not afford Mary and chose the best possible daycare.  Would Sidwell have been better for DC than the school he’s attending?  Probably.  We couldn’t afford it.  We’re doing the absolute best we can.  And, in the end, that has to be good enough. [/quote]

+1
In no other area do we beat moms up so much for not doing the slightly better thing.

That said, I think BF is really important - in developing countries where the water is dangerous and they are so poor they are likely to water down the formula. Neither is the case here since formula is given as part of WIC to those who cannot afford it. It may not being “exactly as good” but it is only slightly less good for a US baby not dramatically so. Just like tons of other slightly less good choices we all make alll the time about our kids. [/quote]

+2. Be confident in your choices and don’t rationalize because you do not have to.  [/quote]

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