by Melissa Willets posted in Parenting

As a mom who formula-fed three kids, and would likely formula-feed future children, when I came across a post on the World's Most OK Mum blog proclaiming that formula-feeding is "bloody brilliant," I felt like I could have written it myself.
As I scrolled through this mom's points, I found I agreed with most of them. Because for many of us, yes, bottle-feeding with formula is the best, easiest choice that works for our babies, and for us. No matter how many people tell us how horrible we are for not breastfeeding.
Consider these reasons why formula-feeding rocks:
1. You get a little more time to be a person. After 9 months of pregnancy, of course you want to cuddle and bond with your baby as much as possible! You worked hard for these moments! But in my experience, you also need time to heal, recoup, and figure out who you are again, without a baby hanging off your body every second. 2. You may experience a much-needed confidence boost. For me, early breastfeeding failures only served to "feed" into my false belief that I was doing everything wrong as a new mom. Once I switched to formula, I had more time and space to breathe, and tackle all the challenges that come along with having a newborn. I stopped beating myself up, and fell into a groove that was beneficial for my little one, and me. I truly credit formula-feeding with saving me from falling into a deep, postpartum depression. So even as I was reminde...