Be strong new mamas

As far as I was concern till the last day of my pregnancy and after the journey of feeding started I was determined that I have to have to only breastfeed my baby. No formula or cow milk or any other source till my Dr tells me. Since I had a C-section it was built in my mind by everyone that I will have trouble in milk supply, but that's not the case, your milk supply is totally dependent on your baby's demand, the more the baby suckles, the body starts to produce milk accordingly. In hospital yes I gave up and made my baby have that formula milk. Dr advised not to use bottles and use normal spoon to feed. Eventually my baby started to latch well and I constantly only fed my baby, in course of 45 days, the box which I had from hospital was used once in 2-3 days and it was finished and then I decided I will not buy only the formula. I will be sufficient for my baby. At times, when I was in washroom, people at home started to give formula to her and then that was the day I threw that brand new box of formula from my home and was as firm as they were to not give formula. No one has the right on your baby to have formula. If you are strong and firm no one else can force you. And there is simple rule to it, you are the best judge of your baby's health and well being. First try and make them understand why is it important for you and your baby to be exclusive breastfeed. It not only gives the nourishment to the baby, which formula can't also it helps you also to recover postpartum. I went into postpartum depression, didn't talk to anyone, didn't feel like even washing my face and comb hair, at times I shouted on my 2 month old. My husband also was initially in favour of only breastfeed then he saw that formula is easier so why should I take the pain and it's ok if we give her formula, we had a huge fight, we didn't speak to each other for days after that and then eventually when he saw that me and baby doing well after exclusive breastfeeding he also started to give up. One day my baby was given 120 ml of formula in one go, she was 50 days old, babies don't understand much that time how much milk they want, and my mother in law kept saying today she is full, else she is always hungry, her lines were that her diet is more compared to other babies, she wants more and your milk is not suffice for her and after her forceful feed of 120 ml to her, she puked badly, entire milk came out, it went into her ears,nose,her clothes, my clothes, everything got spoiled and I cried like anything that evening. But that day I took oath, it will be my sole decision of what milk my baby will have. I am ready to feed her for hours but I will not let anyone make me fall in that trap of formula again. Just be strong head mamas and i know when I can do it, you can do it too. Be positive, be happy. Eat healthy. Drink lots of water. It's a natural process, universe has created, don't loose hope. All the mammals feed their babies, they dont give formula to their babies. I know women who have twins and they have completed their exclusive breastfeed journey. Make family understand about it and just enjoy this phase, you will have multiple milestones of your little one in this journey, cherish them.