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Very common, although breastfeeding is also common. In our case, we primarily breastfeed but supplement with formula. Some thirty years ago, as my parents woul
by greenonions 5y ago
Very common, although breastfeeding is also common. In our case, we primarily breastfeed but supplement with formula.
Some thirty years ago, as my parents would tell it, people would primarily just use formula.
- sacrosancty 5y agoYep. Around the 70's or 80's, there was a reversal of the consensus of whether formula is just a good as breastfeeding. Personally, I think even pumped breastmilk isn't as good either because it lacks the psychological effect of skin-to-skin contact, the exchange of smells, and the immediacy of breastfeeding. I can't imagine leaving a 1-3 month old screaming every time its hungry while the parent spends 10 minutes gently thawing some milk. What if he develops some sense that food and security is scarce forever suffers some emotional damage?