Title: Am I a Bad Mother?
Product review: I bought this book on the suggestion of a friend who has two children. I should have read the negative reviews more closely. According to Dr. Sears I would be a bad mother (or at least not as good a parent as he is).Dr. Sears advocates breastfeeding to the EXTREME. I tried desperately to breastfeed. I had an emergency C-section, my baby had jaundice (which required him to have formula in the hospital), and my milk never came in. I tried everything--went to the lactation consultants, took pills, etc. but my body just wasn't made for breastfeeding. Reading his book made me feel SO incredibly guilty.Despite the breastfeeding, most of the material I disagreed with. (His attachment parenting was also too extreme for me.) It may be too early to tell, but I think my baby is turning out just fine -- without following Dr. Sears' advice.
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