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Eh, I disagree, but more on the fact of I'm sick of seeing women pussying out of pumping or nursing because "the breast is too sexual" "omigod that just seems so gross" and "It hurts to let them nurse!"
Tough cookies. This is what the human body was made to do, so suck it up and perform one of the few natural instincts we have left, which is nurturing our children with our own bodies. It does wonders for losing baby weight, provides antibodies to your baby, and nursing provides stress-relieving hormones and allows for a unique emotional bond between mother and child that plain old bottle feeding just cannot do.
Now I'm not a fan of breastfeeding for THIS long. It's recommended to breastfeed up to six months, but no longer than one year.





Well, I don't like when women expose their breast while feeding. Yes I realize that makes me hypocritical having been a stripper but it bothers me in public. I just don't think nursing is for everyone. In my case if I have children I'll be going back to work soon after delivery (6-8 weeks) and don't want to be completely the only one feeding. I might considering pumping though, but not from the breast .



Exposing the breast while stripping is sexual, hence the taboo.
Exposing the breast while nursing is for the purpose of feeding and nurturing and not sexual at all, which is why most states allow for public breastfeeding.
Then where the hell WOULD you pump it from? O_oI might considering pumping though, but not from the breast .





^Agreed!
I breast fed for 4 months. I also slept with cabbage in my bra for those 4 months. It was not comfy!








Why would it make you uncomfortable? I'm curious to know.
Will this be your first child? If so, then please at least give breastfeeding a shot to really know if it's not for you. I've known a few girls who were very uncomfortable with the idea of letting their babies latch on to their breast and guzzle away, but after giving it a few tries, found themselves actually looking forward to nursing their babies.





It would make me uncomfortable for many reasons, including my family thinks it's gross, it is painful, I would be the only one able to feed, which would put more stress on me. I don't have any kids now, but I don't think I'd be comfortable nursing. I was bottlefed and it didn't hurt me. Plus like I said I'd be going back to work 6-8 weeks after delivery and it would be a pain to pump at work or switch to bottle then.



It might not have hurt you, and it might not hurt to completely bottlefeed your own child, but I don't necessarily believe you'd be HELPING your child by not breastfeeding, either.
Like I said, it's what the human body was built to do. It's natural, safe, **!!!FREE!!!** and hey, it's mom's own home cookin![]()
Please please PLEASE give it a shot before making the final decision of whether or not you want to do it. There's certainly no harm in doing it, only benefit.
As for views on pain, I think that's a terribly selfish reason to not breastfeed. It's for your baby, and later down the road, you'll be glad you did.
And you won't be the "Only" one able to breastfeed the baby. Many breastfeeding mothers combine bottlefeeding with breastfeeding for convenience while out and about (for mothers that don't want to whip out a tit in the food court), but it also cuts down on the cost of formula.





Well, formula is probably what they'll mostly get because I certainly wouldn't breastfeed completely. I just can't because of going back to work, and the gross factor (aka whipping out the boob in public). Sure it's natural but many other things are too and that doesn't mean I'd feel comfortable doing them. Besides, it's also not fair to deny the dad his chance to feed baby because in my case he'd likely be doing more childcare than me. I'm not pregnant now or in the near future, but I just can't imagine rethinking this unless it's a situation where I only nurse at night.





As long as your child is getting fed, do what YOU'RE comfortable with.
I doubt any child is gonna grow up and blame any problems on being breast fed or not.
As long as the baby is being taken care of and is well fed and healthy, it shouldn't matter whether it's from formula or breast milk.
That is just my opinion. Good night!





I disagree, breastfeeding has been shown to have a host of health benefits for both mother and especially child. I'd suggest at least trying it when you have kids.
That said, the breastfeeding nazis are freaks, I agree. Anyone that breastfeeds their kid at 8 is a nut, and those women that DEMAND the right to whip their tit out anywhere they see fit are nuts too.
Why can't people just gravitate to the middle on things more often? Breastfeeding in public is fine but just be discrete. Don't breastfeed once your kids can eat solid food. Be sensible.





I likely won't breastfeed because of the reasons I mentioned. Having said that, I hate those women (no one here) who think because a woman doesn't nurse she's a bad mother.I had a friend who wasn't going to breastfeed and told her doctor that. One of the lactation women actually came into her hospital room and told her she was unfit. Another friend actually had one of those women grab her breast and try to get her to nurse when she said she wasn't going to do it. Then that same friend was in the storebuying formula and a lady in there started yelling at her because she wasn't breastfeeding, not knowing her story.





IDK we were talking about it and he just laughed and said "Do whatever the fuck you want". We are coincidentally watching Queensblade, where one of the main characters defense mechanisms is to squirt acidic breat milk at her enemies.
Anyways, back on topic. Like Avery said, do what makes you comfortable. As long as the kid is fed, who gives a fuck if its from the tit or from the can?
If any of those La Leche Lunatics tried that shit with me I'd tell em to whip out their tits and feed the kid themselves.
"Fake tits are like Kevlar. They don't guarantee your chances of survival but they sure as hell improve it."
Tempest

"Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers. A recent review of evidence has shown that, on a population basis, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is the optimal way of feeding infants. Thereafter infants should receive complementary foods with continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond."
The World Health Organization's policy on Infant and Child Nutrition.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued this policy stating that formula feeding increases risk of (among other things) obesity, general illnesses, allergies, respiratory infections, and SIDS. Studies have shown the breastfed baby to have enhanced cognitive development and the breastfeeding mother to return to pre-pregnancy weight faster, to have less postpartum bleeding, and to be at a decreased risk of breast cancer. The AAP also states that breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for the first 6 months of life and that breastfeeding should continue for at LEAST 12 months, then as long thereafter as mutually desired.
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I don't really get why people online freak out over part of boob just because it has a baby attached to it. Most of the time when a woman feeds in public she shows less than what a typical woman wears, and definitely shows less than what we see on tv or in magazines everyday.
It's possible to make the father lactate so I'll just stick with that route![]()



LOL! I've seen a few men who have gotten so "in" to their father roles that they have managed to stimulate their mammary glands enough to produce milk. Men have mammary glands too, just underdeveloped, but with the right stimulation (I've heard of guys using pumps regularly throughout the day on a schedule) they can produce milk same as women.





I honestly don't see anything wrong with breastfeeding. I don't know why women make a big deal out of it. The most important thing is that the baby gets the Colostrum (First milk). I think all babies should at least get that.. then after that if the mother chooses to switch to bottle feeding then it's fine. However studies have shown that breastfed babies are healthier than babies that are bottle fed.
I have to admit this is why I chose to breastfeed my daughter.
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