I Had To Stop Breastfeeding For My Own Sanity

November 6, 2018

I was determined to breastfeed. I breastfed my first two kids for about 14 months each, in fact. One of them had food allergies, too, but I was determined to stick it out, and keep with it. I went on an elimination diet with my food allergy baby and kept with it past the first year.

So, when my third child was born,…

Meredith Ethington is a writer and a mom to three, trying to help her kids understand sarcasm and her need for personal space. Meredith's debut parenting book, Mom Life: Perfection Pending, provides an uplifting yet realistic look at all that is expected of moms in the 21st century and is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at Absolute Love Publishing. She proudly writes for many of her favorite parenting sites, including Scary Mommy, Babble, Momtastic, and on her own blog. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, where she loves to laugh at herself and admit that while parenting is the best thing ever, it's also the hardest job on earth.