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Breast feeding is quite hard on women and many women struggle to sustain the child on the breast alone. There’s a history of communal feeding which adds new ene
by slickrick216 5y ago
Breast feeding is quite hard on women and many women struggle to sustain the child on the breast alone. There’s a history of communal feeding which adds new energy into the equation and also mixed feeding once the child is old enough. I would say it’s probably a continuation at the peak metabolic rate described in the parent post.
- eidelweissflow 5y agoMost women I know who struggled with breastfeeding were due to inability to have the baby correctly latched. Once the baby is latched, women shouldn’t have a problem with supply. Mother spends at most 500 calories extra when breastfeeding which most of the time comes from the weight that’s gained during pregnancy. I myself was able to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months after which we started introducing solids.