Michelle Teheux
1 min readDec 11, 2020

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Yes, I'll slam you for this.

Breastfeeding matters. You didn't do it and you're fine with it? OK. BUT DO NOT TELL OTHERS IT DOES NOT MATTER BECAUSE IT SURE AS HELL DOES. The morbidity and mortality rates are higher for children who are not nursed. Certain diseases later in life are more prevalent in children who were not nursed. If you don't choose to nurse, I'm not going to say a word to you. Your choice. But DON'T YOU DARE tell someone who is doing something fantastic that it's worthless. Just cut that out. I could at this point copy a dozen links to solid studies in reputable medical journals reporting the differences in outcomes between children fed human milk or substitutes, but I know from experience you'd pick them all apart. You will never, ever admit that formula isn't "just as good" because your self-esteem depends on believing that. Look, you had premature twins and you had them at a time when breastfeeding help was pretty substandard. I am positive you did the best you could. But you're not helping anybody here. Kindly show yourself out.

(Also? Baby cereal is worthless. It's a highly refined junk food. Babies are usually ready for solids after six months and the first foods are usually things like a little bit of cooked sweet potato mashed with a fork on the edge of mom's or dad's plate. Or some banana, or mashe-up peas. Even a bit of soft cooked meat. Not that shitty rice crap. Maybe you should stop giving advice on infant care.)

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Michelle Teheux
Michelle Teheux

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