23/07/2025
I’m smiling because she quit breastfeeding and it saved her joy. Here’s the part no one tells you…
I met an amazing mama recently with baby #3 in her arms. She looked amazing and refreshed.
She had every intention of nursing.
But after days of crying, snapping at her other kids, and feeling like she was falling apart, she made a choice most moms feel scared to make.
𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.
And something beautiful happened….
Hold that thought! 🙌🏽🎉
Let’s be real for a second:
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding.
One study concluded over 60% of moms stop earlier than they planned, not because they didn’t want to breastfeed, but because they had concerns about maternal or child health (infant nutrition, maternal illness or the need for medicine, and infant illness) and processes associated with breastfeeding (lactation and milk-pumping problems).
This mama recognized that she wasn’t her best emotional self for her baby, husband, and older kids.
So she pivoted.
She started formula.
She smiled again.
She enjoyed her newborn.
She laughed at dinner.
She hugged her older babies without snapping.
She found her peace.
And her baby? Thriving. Full of life. Chubby cheeks and all.
Fed. Loved. Safe.
Mamas, THIS is what victory looks like! 💪🏾
So let me ask you:
How often have you suffered silently because the world told you ‘this is what you should do’?
What if peace, not pressure, is what you actually need?
Make informed choices.
Honor your mental health and your family.
Forget the rules that make you feel like you’re failing.
Because sometimes victory isn’t in pushing through…
It’s in letting go.
Can you hear it?
Your victory is calling.
Don’t be afraid to answer.
Dr. G ❤️
Ref: Odom, Erika C et al. “Reasons for earlier than desired cessation of breastfeeding.” Pediatrics vol. 131,3 (2013): e726-32. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-1295
