Back in April, Khloé Kardashian gave birth to her first baby – an adorable little girl named True.
Since then she's been largely out of the public eye, spending time with her baby and adapting to life as a new mother.
However, this week Khloé spoke up about how hard she's found breastfeeding, revealing that she doesn't produce enough milk and is therefore having to supplement True's feeds with formula.
People immediately began praising Khloé for being honest about the situation, and thanking her for speaking about the realities of breastfeeding.
One Twitter user then revealed said that she'd been mom-shamed for having to give her baby formula after returning to work.
mad respect to @khloekardashian for opening up about supplementing with formula. i had to do that when i went back to work, and i was so embarrassed that i couldn’t produce enough because i was away from jackson. fed is best!
And then Khloé saw the tweet and gave a lovely response. In it, she revealed that she'd "tried and tried" to exclusively breastfeed, but has now accepted that her reality is different.
@amberkeimig Mommy shaming is real! But the truth is I’ve tried and tried and tried to breast feed only and it wasn’t working for me. I feel fortunate that I am able to still breast-feed but with the help of formula. Breast-feeding is something I really wanted to do. Just am not fully able
And people thanked her again, with some even sharing their own experiences of breastfeeding.
@amberkeimig @khloekardashian I was the same, at 18 I was so overwhelmed because everyone told me that breastfeeding was the best way and my son was starving due to my inability to produce more breastmilk. My doctor was the only person who supported my decision to formula feed.
@amberkeimig @khloekardashian I knew as soon as I was pregnant I wasn’t going to breast feed it wasn’t for me. How ever a women decides to feed her baby is up to her. As long as the baby is fed, cared for and loved that is all that matters.
@amberkeimig @khloekardashian Same! I felt too spread thin from saving milk for the babysitter when I went back to work. I am thankful that I can still breast feed and have those little moments with my baby girl along with supplementing. Now it’s on to Rice Cereal 🙈
Go Khloé. 💕
