Stop the Bottle Shaming: Why It’s OK to Not Breastfeed

November 16, 2015

So I have to get something off my chest (and yes, pun intended). I am sick of moms getting shamed for how they feed their babies. And I don’t mean the shaming for breastfeeding in public (although I’m sick of that too, but that’s another post entirely). I mean the bottle shaming. The shaming of women who can’t (or choose not to) breastfeed. Yes, we’ve all heard…

Chandra is a mom of three boys (8, 4, and 3) and the founder of Oh Lovely Day, a lifestyle blog with a honest look at motherhood. She is trying to create more of an open dialogue with a no-judgement attitude about the struggles of mothers, mental health, postpartum depression, breastfeeding, baby wearing, and just doing the best we can and not being too hard on ourselves. In that vein, she started the hashtag #battlefieldmotherhood to encourage her fellow mothers to share on Instagram as well. She believes in dance parties, desserts during nap time, and a good hike can cure almost anything. And someday she hopes to sleep and date her husband again. You can also find Chandra on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook.