Here it is. Sorry it took me so long to send it! Have a great weekend
!
Dear Expectant Mom and Dad,
Well, I am standing here looking at my living room rug which doubles its
function as a play room most of the time. Yes, it does need cleaned again this
year! But only because it got dirty in the everyday use of my family. In the
years passed, I have had to clean rugs 3 times a year because a few of my
children were fed FORMULA! And there was trails of formula stains throughout it
(this is a great room so it is alot of carpet!)
Someone should tell you what to expect when you choose not to breastfeed (from
a house cleaning point of view). I have listed a few things I have gathered
from my own experience. Read it carefully as this could be your life!
Scrubbing rugs at least 2 times a year because formula fed babies always are
spitting the foul smelling stuff back up stinking up your rugs
Your dog or cat will often beat you to the stain and lick it up before you get
to clean it up (hopefully they won't puke it up too!)
Your shirts will be hopelessly stained in the back and shoulder areas to remind
you that you paid for the formula that your baby threw up and then ruined your
$20, $30, or more shirt too!
Your couch and chairs will need to be cleaned if they get puked on which usually
always happens right after you've cleaned them anyway!
You'll unpack your old baby clothes to use them for your new baby and still will
be able to smell that "formula smell" in them! Provided any survive the pukey
staining.
Half of your attic will be covered in boxes of bottles, rubber nipples,
pacifiers, bottle washing equipment, bottle warmers, cloth diapers for "pukey
cloths" and other various formula feeding necessities! Where will you put your
Christmas decorations now?
Travel will be a nightmare! Baby will puke in the car seat, on his clothes and
you will have forgotten to pack a spare outfit, baby will puke on you in the
mall (hope you have your clothes on and not the outfit you were trying on!) and
of course, he will throw up in the stroller! All of this usually happens in the
first 30 minutes after you've left the house!
Don't forget to pack your can opener when traveling! After you have tried the
powdered formula and fought with the clogged nipples every few seconds with a
crying baby, you will need the can opener to open that can of ready-made
formula.
Don't sleep with your baby or let him lay on your bed......you know he will puke
and you will never get the smell out of you mattress or pillow and of course,
won't be able to think of anything else when you are trying to get to sleep!
Your baby will puke either while he is getting his bath or directly after. Back
to the tub we go! Don't forget that you will have to wash those bathroom rugs
and floors now!
Washing millions of bottles and nipples all day and everyday. Gee, if I didn't
formula feed, I could have bought a dishwasher with all of that money!
The worst part about a formula fed baby is that they don't smell very good, they
always have that "pukey smell" to them. You wonder if you smell that way too!
You'll be so happy when your baby reaches a year old so that you can quit buying
formula and save money and finally get to clean those rugs for the last time!
This is my house after four children (2 exclusively formula fed, one half and
ha;f and one exclusively breastfed), as you can see, I qualify to write this
paper. I haven't even begun yet! I still have constipation, vitamins, baby
food, travel disasters, allergies, asthma, eczema, ear tubes, ear infections,
sinus infections and lots more to go! Been there done formula and not afraid to
tell you how much it really STINKS!
Want some good advice from one who has been there? BREASTFEED!!!! If you need
help with breastfeeding or would like to learn more about it, please call:
(space for your information)
Best Wishes,
Melissa Brancho
Mother of four children who has learned the hard way that breast is best!
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Melissa Brancho
The Nursing Corner
RD 7 Box 382
Bedford, PA 15522
Fax & Voice: 814-623-9357
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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