Overview
- Publishing her account on Feb. 25, the 29-year-old details why she chose formula instead of breastfeeding her daughter with Pete Davidson.
- She writes that mental health, postpartum recovery, and the kind of parent she aims to be outweighed breastfeeding’s perceived benefits.
- Her essay challenges the cultural ‘gold standard’ narrative, describing quiet shame and inherent guilt tied to opting out of breastfeeding.
- Hewitt recounts stage 4 endometriosis, recent laparoscopic excision surgery, an unplanned pregnancy marked by sickness and pain, and choosing OB-GYN-led care.
- She says loved ones and medical staff did not pressure her, and notes she developed mastitis almost immediately after birth, leaving her unable to express milk, according to her essay as cited by BuzzFeed.