I was born in '53 & my mother's doctor told her it was fine to breastfeed, but she should also give me homemade formula - basically sugar water. Because of that, she was unable to breastfeed for very long - and blamed herself for years.

While I fed my kids many wrong foods - I didn't know any better - at least they weren't forced to eat too much. It may be why they have fewer health problems related to food than I do.

A favorite memory of daughter feeding herself: We were getting ready to go somewhere & I was "encouraging" her to eat a little faster. She dropped some food on the floor, and when I knelt down to clean it up, she dumped the rest of the food on my head. Good communication for a pre-verbal child!