Getting pregnant young I’ve always felt this need to prove myself to whoever was looking... And one of the biggest ways I found my “worth” as a young mom, was in breastfeeding. I prided myself on being able to say that I’ve breastfed all my kids! Pumping around the clock, breastfeeding on demand, anything to make sure that formula never touched my kids lips unless absolutely necessary.. I’ve always felt that breastfeeding made me awesome. That is made me a better mom. That if I gave my children formula, It would look like I can’t handle being a mom and breastfeeding... Then I had baby number 6. And I told my husband that I would give him formula AND breast milk because I wanted to be able to leave him, and sleep a little more, and maybe not be as stressed. I thought I was prepared to do what was best for me and not let the stigma around “breast is best” get to me... Then the time came and all I could think about was how judged I would be if people knew I gave my child formula. A...