Tue-30-07-2024, 08:24 AM
(Tue-30-07-2024, 00:10 AM)mataribot Wrote: You’re not going save the world by forcing women to breastfeed. Just my 2 cents.
They don’t on the whole require forcing! It’s funny that you might think women would prefer to use bottle feeding
I did breastfeeding with my children because it is supposed to be better for them, and it was so much easier than having plastic bottles and steriliser and formula. I am sure my parents generation would have done it more but I think it was the general trend to use bottle at that time.
Even when I did it with mine, the midwives weren’t particularly supportive back then and made it plain their lives would be easier if I’d chosen bottle feeding.
One night I asked if they could take my baby for a while like they had with the baby opposite and they said no because I had chosen breastfeeding. Needless to say when I had my next baby I got out of there the same day so I didn’t have to spend a moment longer with those people and in that horrible environment than I had to.
I did it for about a year. It was not a chore at all and I hope it’s helped towards their general health.