‘Southern Charm’ star reveals why controversial parenting move is a ‘no-brainer’: ‘Didn’t feel too bad’

“Southern Charm” prima Madison LeCroy isn’t apologizing for her parenting choices — moreover if 1 of them is has been seen its fare stock of debate and shaming.

The 35-year-old welcomed her 2nd child, a small woman named Teddi, this June. Teddi was calved six weeks early — and dissimilar erstwhile she gave commencement to her 12-year-old son, Hudson, LeCroy ne'er saw her beverage travel in.

That near her pinch 1 prime for feeding her baby: formula.

“It was a a no-brainer for me,” she told The Post. “I didn’t hit myself up excessively overmuch astir not being capable to breastfeed… You spell done nan play wherever you’re sad you couldn’t do it. But past astatine nan extremity of nan day, it’s what had to happen.”

It was important to her to attack shopping for a look thoughtfully.

“I did tons of investigation trying to find thing that modeled bosom beverage itself,” she explained, noting that she was initially oculus European babe formulasm which are little apt to incorporate artificial sweeteners and besides require DHA, an Omega-3 fatty acerb — thing not mandated successful nan US.

European formulas besides person stricter regulations to guarantee much nutrient-packed products, and artifact synthetic additives and GMOs.

Ultimately, it was LeCroy’s husband, Brett Randle, who suggested Bobbie, an organic, European-style formula, founded by moms and beloved by celebs for illustration Cardi B., Sophia Ro, Carmen Aub and Blake McGrath.

“He’s sewage 7 brothers and sisters, and everybody has kids, and they gave him immoderate recommendations, and 1 of them was Bobbie. I trusted that. I did nan investigation and it’s a 10 retired of 10 for me,” said nan star, who has now teamed up pinch nan marque connected a caller campaign.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been looking to make look much nutritious — and little vulnerable — for months arsenic a portion of his Make America Healthy Agenda.

“You person to perceive to your assemblage and your baby. I deliberation group who opportunity breastfed babies are nan champion request to understand that. In my opinion, a well-fed babe is ever nan goal,” she said.

Still, look feeding has been shamed by immoderate hardcore breastfeeding advocates. LeCroy hopes speaking retired tin thief break nan stigma.

“Give yourself grace,” she said. “If you person to spell pinch [an infant] look company, that’s what you person to do. You can’t fto different group get successful your caput astir what they deliberation is champion for you. Only you tin determine what is going to beryllium champion for your baby.”

And conscionable because she didn’t breastfeed doesn’t mean her assemblage hasn’t gone done a batch of changes — her breasts included.

“Let’s conscionable opportunity that nan assemblage is decidedly giving,” she said. “My beverage ne'er came in, but it judge does look for illustration it did.”

In her case, going nan look way has each worked retired awesome truthful far.

“To beryllium a preemie and already astatine 12 pounds, we’re doing really well. She’s sewage a caput afloat of hairsbreadth and is very, very happy,” she said of small Teddi.

Plus, she gets much slumber and much assistance pinch Teddi’s feedings.

LeCroy is simply a mother to 12-year-old son, Hudson, and girl Teddi, calved premature this June. @bobbie

“I’m judge my husband’s kicking himself because I’m making him do nan nighttime feedings,” she said.

In nan vein of much state for moms, LeCroy believes — arsenic Bobbie advocates — that mothers should person entree to paid maternity leave.

“Paid maternity time off would beryllium great. My hubby someway sewage that. I, connected nan different hand, being self-employed, went consecutive backmost to work,” she said.

The United States is nan only industrialized state successful nan world without a nationalist programme for paid parental leave.

Bobbie is hoping to lead by illustration pinch its open-sourced Take Our Leave parental time off policy that offers birthing and non-birthing labor up to 12 months of leave.