The feeding is going pretty well, although last week’s growth spurt was tough to say the least. And now Baby Dos will be starting daycare next month I have taken to pumping after a couple feedings to store it away and she has one bottle of formula a day to get her belly prepped.

But now we have a new challenge. Weaning.

I told myself that I would keep breastfeeding for as long as I wanted and no one could sway me with an opinion, but now I’m up against something I didn’t expect – my own guilt. I thought, if I could breast feed this time I wouldn’t feel guilty like I did the first time around when I felt like a big fate failure for not successfully breast feeding my son and only pumping for four months. Now, two months in I feel like the same failure whenever I can’t give her as much as she needs.

I have a friend who has pumped exclusively for 6 months and is now pumping around 45oz a day. Do you know how long that takes? That is such dedication and yet she still feels guilty for not being successful at the boob!

Why do we have this inbred sense of guilt? And how do we get rid of it?