Formula FearsHello, all.I’m a new father as of a week ago, and my wife and I couldn’t be happier.She had a c-section, and it was pretty traumatic for her. She was such a trooper and my hero. I cannot express my love for her in ways that are captured here.After the delivery, she was in quite a bit of pain, was pretty hormonal, and dealt with quite a bit of anxiety around her health and breastfeeding, which lead her to not breastfeed or pump often in the first 4 days. She did for our boy’s first feed, but it tapered off significantly to once or twice in a day. I don’t blame her, for it was quite a bit, and she has battled anxiety before pregnancy.We had to use formula to get his blood sugar stable and healthy to return home, and we have been mixing it with breast milk since. She pumps, but a week out, doesn’t produce too much. She tries to breastfeed when she can.I’m reaching out because I feel ashamed for feeling worried about formula and its impacts on immune function and IQ. There is just so much pressure from medical professionals and online articles that it has me worried, and I feel bad about that.Has anyone had a similar experience? Advice? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3a89qDv
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