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The only difference is that your position is in contravention of the evidence, whereas mine is backed by it. Breastfeeding pain is something the XXX vast majori

The only difference is that your position is in contravention of the evidence, whereas mine is backed by it. Breastfeeding pain is something the XXX vast majority XXX (ed: another commenter pointed out that only about 30% of women experience ongoing pain during breastfeeding -- so good for those who don't, but this is still a significant problem for many many women) of breastfeeding women experience. Some women are able to figure out strategies to mitigate it, but for some women the experience remains painful until weening.

Grustaf 6y ago
What evidence would that be?
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
  The intro to the study I cited above, as well as literally any other research you might care to look up on the subject. The phenomenon of breastfeeding pain is well documented. Feel free to cite a study showing breastfeeding pain is rare if you disagree.
NLips 6y ago
From the study: “ Although 90% of women report acute breast and nipple pain during the first week of breastfeeding initiation” “ 30% of women who continue to breastfeed at 2 weeks after birth report persistent breast and nipple pain” That’s certainly quite different from the suggestion that it’s a year of suffering in the normal case. Breast feed if you want to, and quit when you want, without worrying about what other people think. We took a few weeks with child one for mother’s nipples to handle the pain. The biggest issue was psychological for the first 2ish weeks, as we’d been told by some midwives that it will not hurt if you’re latching correctly. Visiting a breastfeeding specialist (for free) at 2ish weeks who told us sometimes the pain is unavoidable but normally goes in 4 to 8 weeks made a huge difference. Weaned completely at 9 months. With child number 2, basically no pain. Weaned completely at 2 years. Mother is very glad she breastfed both, and was ready to stop when the children were.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
  Thats fair. I did not mean to misrepresent the numbers but plainly I did. A significant fraction of women have continuing pain, but not the majority.

Grustaf 6y ago

What evidence would that be?

asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
The intro to the study I cited above, as well as literally any other research you might care to look up on the subject. The phenomenon of breastfeeding pain is well documented. Feel free to cite a study showing breastfeeding pain is rare if you disagree.

NLips 6y ago

From the study: “ Although 90% of women report acute breast and nipple pain during the first week of breastfeeding initiation” “ 30% of women who continue to breastfeed at 2 weeks after birth report persistent breast and nipple pain” That’s certainly quite different from the suggestion that it’s a year of suffering in the normal case. Breast feed if you want to, and quit when you want, without worrying about what other people think. We took a few weeks with child one for mother’s nipples to handle the pain. The biggest issue was psychological for the first 2ish weeks, as we’d been told by some midwives that it will not hurt if you’re latching correctly. Visiting a breastfeeding specialist (for free) at 2ish weeks who told us sometimes the pain is unavoidable but normally goes in 4 to 8 weeks made a huge difference. Weaned completely at 9 months. With child number 2, basically no pain. Weaned completely at 2 years. Mother is very glad she breastfed both, and was ready to stop when the children were.

asdfasgasdgasdg 6y ago
Thats fair. I did not mean to misrepresent the numbers but plainly I did. A significant fraction of women have continuing pain, but not the majority.