My OB shamed me for not breastfeeding.
I am 37 weeks pregnant, and I have decided to not breastfeed. I go back to school after having the baby ( I am 17. ) and I just feel as though it would be a lot. My mom would be watching her during the day, as i go to school and I just don’t think it would work out and I truly just don’t want to.
I see two OBs, they are partners in a practice ( one man and one women, they are married. ) I have seen the man throughout my entire pregnancy and i’ve seen the women once, at a 5 minute appointment. Well, today i went to my appointment and I had her, she asked me if I was going to be breastfeeding and I replied “ No, im not “ and explained why. She literally shamed for 5 minutes, telling me im making the wrong choice and that I really should and at the end of the appointment she said “ Now consider breastfeeding, we will talk again at the next appointment. “
I left there feeling so shitty.
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