On Twitter, Chrissy Teigen raised a rant about the burden on breastfeeding mothers, and those who choose to give infant milk to their babies.
Chrissy Teigen is always there when it comes to advocating for moms (and we love her for that, too). On Sunday, November 30, in a series of Tweet, she once again opened the debate on the difficulty of breastfeeding. She spoke from her own experience, while encouraging moms to feel guilty.
“The stress, combined with the guilt of not being able to do what is most natural for your own baby, is too much. I don't know why it has become my crusade now. I just remember the sadness I felt and I want you to know that if your baby is being fed, you are doing things right, Mom. "
Normalize infant milk
The guilty atmosphere that reigns around breastfeeding is nothing new and affects even the very exclusive world of celebrities. Because yes, in the collective imagination, a mother should breastfeed her child, since it is the best food for her.
Yes, but. A woman who has just given birth may not be able or willing to breastfeed, for various reasons that are hers and no one should blame her for it. The infant formulas sold commercially today are of good quality and meet very strict standards. From a nutritional standpoint, a bottle-fed baby will receive all the elements they need, as Chrissy Teigen recalls. “The question is not whether breast milk is good. We know that. The important thing is that infant milk is also (…) ”. She continues in another tweet "I'm going to say something, and I know you're going to make a big deal out of it, but: normalize infant milk."
This position has generated many reactions, especially among people, like Olivia Wilde, who soberly responded "Amen sister". Jenna Dewan, actress and former wife of Channing Tatum, meanwhile, shared an intimate memory of her own breastfeeding experience. (…) “I too had trouble producing milk the second time around with Callum and wasted too much time feeling unnecessary anxiety and guilt about it. " Once again, thank you Chrissy for speaking out on behalf of all moms, never change!