I have to say this...
Most of y'all know I'm a hard-core proponent of breastfeeding. I breastfed Cora for over 2.5 years, and I'm attempting to breastfeed Fiona, but will pump all her milk for her for at LEAST a year. I have helped several mothers start or continue breastfeeding. I will be donating some excess milk soon. I'm all about the boobie juice.
However...
I have seen a lot of judgement of mothers who don't breastfeed, or don't breastfeed for the two years that is best. That's baloney. (I mean really, there are so many better things to judge people for! Like wearing crocs!)
I am sending Cora off to seventh grade in a few hours. And I gotta tell you, by looking at and interacting with her friends and peers, I cannot tell you which were breastfed or for how long. What I can tell you is which ones have parents who are involved with and care about their education, which ones have parents who make time for them, which ones have parents who think their kids hung the moon (not in a spoiled way, but in a good way; all kids should believe their parents think they hung the moon), and which ones have parents who take an interest in their child's interests.
Just my two cents for the day.
However...
I have seen a lot of judgement of mothers who don't breastfeed, or don't breastfeed for the two years that is best. That's baloney. (I mean really, there are so many better things to judge people for! Like wearing crocs!)
I am sending Cora off to seventh grade in a few hours. And I gotta tell you, by looking at and interacting with her friends and peers, I cannot tell you which were breastfed or for how long. What I can tell you is which ones have parents who are involved with and care about their education, which ones have parents who make time for them, which ones have parents who think their kids hung the moon (not in a spoiled way, but in a good way; all kids should believe their parents think they hung the moon), and which ones have parents who take an interest in their child's interests.
Just my two cents for the day.