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One reason American kids are weaned before 6 months is because most moms go back to work. They can't nurse often and still work full time.
An interesting thing I am seeing are women who exclusively pump from birth. To me this is the best of both worlds and best of all the mom isn't the only one feeding the baby.
Sorry, but pumping is a pain... I am very glad I did not do that from birth.
Bonding is also important, so the early months are best for exclusively breastfeeding. I have nothing against people who want to pump, but I don't think it gives MOM the best of both worlds or baby for that matter.
Sorry, but pumping is a pain... I am very glad I did not do that from birth.
Bonding is also important, so the early months are best for exclusively breastfeeding. I have nothing against people who want to pump, but I don't think it gives MOM the best of both worlds or baby for that matter.
But what about Dad? He needs to bond too and when she is exclusively nursing he doesn't have the chance to feed baby. However the baby getting the breast milk is important, it shouldn't matter how they get it. Besides some people are squeamish about this. I am, I am very strange about my breasts and the idea of feeding a baby from them is odd for me because of my history. That aside the fact is when mom is the only one doing the nursing she is doing it a lot and it can be too much for some. I suspect for me it would be as I tire easily. I don't have kids and no idea what I would do, but suspect I would either pump or do a combo breast/bottle feed.
One reason American kids are weaned before 6 months is because most moms go back to work. They can't nurse often and still work full time.
While it is true that going back to work is a common reason why American babies are weaned early, it is also not necessarily a barrier to nursing older children. I am a mother who works full-time and nurses my kids for years. In fact, of the other mothers I know who have nursed their kids to 4 years or more, most of them worked full-time outside the home while doing it, one was a single mother, and another was a functionally-single mother for 1.5 years of it. Working outside the home certainly doesn't make it *easier* to breastfeed, but there isn't a dichotomy where you either breastfeed *or* you work.
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An interesting thing I am seeing are women who exclusively pump from birth. To me this is the best of both worlds and best of all the mom isn't the only one feeding the baby.
I have known a few moms who have exclusively pumped. They did not do it by choice - they did it because their babies wouldn't latch for various reasons (ie cleft palate). And they hated it and wished they could just nurse. They felt that exclusively pumping was actually the worst of both worlds, not the best. They also could only keep up supply until about 9-10 months before having to supplement and then fully transition to formula. I have known people on the internet who have been able to EP for a full year, but not in person. Pumping is HARD.
Sorry, but pumping is a pain... I am very glad I did not do that from birth.
Bonding is also important, so the early months are best for exclusively breastfeeding. I have nothing against people who want to pump, but I don't think it gives MOM the best of both worlds or baby for that matter.
When people complain about how hard breastfeeding is, I shake my head. Getting started can be hard. But I thought nursing was WAY easier. No carrying around a bottle, heating the water...
But what about Dad? He needs to bond too and when she is exclusively nursing he doesn't have the chance to feed baby. However the baby getting the breast milk is important, it shouldn't matter how they get it. Besides some people are squeamish about this. I am, I am very strange about my breasts and the idea of feeding a baby from them is odd for me because of my history. That aside the fact is when mom is the only one doing the nursing she is doing it a lot and it can be too much for some. I suspect for me it would be as I tire easily. I don't have kids and no idea what I would do, but suspect I would either pump or do a combo breast/bottle feed.
Dad can have plenty of bonding time with the baby. My dh often carried my kids around when they were infants and talked to them. He cuddled with them a lot. He got to feed them when they started solids.
While I agree that it is fine for someone who wants to pump, pumping is not the easy way to go. Also, babies are efficient at getting breast milk from the breast and at regulating the amount. Pumping cannot do that.
I would suggest that you attempt it when the baby is born. Some people have problems, but really it is a lot different than you think. If you really dislike it, then stop, but give it a try, you might feel a lot differently once you start.
When people complain about how hard breastfeeding is, I shake my head. Getting started can be hard. But I thought nursing was WAY easier. No carrying around a bottle, heating the water...
Me too. I could take my babies with me anywhere and not have a lot of gear. That *in arms* phase was just so much easier with nursing. There are so many cool ways to carry babies around and you can nurse in many carriers.
Sorry, but pumping is a pain... I am very glad I did not do that from birth.
Bonding is also important, so the early months are best for exclusively breastfeeding. I have nothing against people who want to pump, but I don't think it gives MOM the best of both worlds or baby for that matter.
Exactly how I feel. Pumping is hard work. I would not want to do it unless I really had to.
The child in the video is 7, not 8 and she weaned prior to turning 8. If you look up the mother's name and read her response that is what she will say. 7 is still within the biological range of normal.
Insanity. Normal for people who have no other access to food....not normal whatsoever for a country that throws away tons and tons of food each year.
I must go, I think my college student is hungry...maybe she wants some boob.
Insanity. Normal for people who have no other access to food....not normal whatsoever for a country that throws away tons and tons of food each year.
I must go, I think my college student is hungry...maybe she wants some boob.
whatever you say, sweetheart.
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