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This is great advice. I was in a similar position till we moved to the Bay Area, which flipped the financial calculus. Other than breast-feeding, Dads can do e
by johnzim 6y ago
This is great advice. I was in a similar position till we moved to the Bay Area, which flipped the financial calculus.
Other than breast-feeding, Dads can do everything that's required and pumping works out great for everyone.
- tobib 6y ago> pumping works out great for everyone You might want to ask a few (other) women about that. My partner very much dislikes pumping. Both the physical aspect as well as the emotional/psychological side of it. But I get what you're saying and I agree with the sentiment.
- Ma8ee 6y agoAlso important to remember is that breast milk isn’t essential. There are of course many studies that show that breast milk is great in so many ways, but on the other hand, a lot of perfectly healthy adults were fed formula, so maybe it’s nothing anyone should give up their career for.
- tobib 6y agoMaybe I just didn't find the studies but I wish we knew more about the benefits of breastmilk and the act of breastfeeding (e.g. social, hormonal) and the benefits/downsides of formula. I have this subjective feeling about one clearly being better than the other in so many ways but it's nothing rooted in facts. All the information I can find on the internet don't seem trustworthy mainly because it's so difficult to control for the socio-economic realities around who breastfeeds and who feeds formula. Plus I suppose it's difficult to do a blind trial at least when it comes to breastfeeding vs bottle feeding.
- lotsofpulp 6y ago>pumping works out great for everyone. Pumping is an enormous pain in the ass compared to breastfeeding. All the moms I know who had to pump wish they never had to pump.
- Ma8ee 6y agoAnd for some women breastfeeding is a pain (often literally) and pumping at least works.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoYes, I should have acknowledged that is a problem for many also.