At least she's being responsible and breastfeeding. I'm still a bit pissed about the fact she didn't want to go through the pains of childbirth because it hurt.
that actually wasn't the case, and i meant to post about that. all those quotes where she said she was going to have a c section because of the pain were abridged versions of a quote in which she said she had a feeling she'd end up having a c section and wasn't certain why, but that she'd kind of be relieved because she wouldn't have to go through the pain. what people drew from this was that she had like made an actual decision that she was going to have c section. she also had this baby before she was due, so that may have been a part of it.
i have no intention of ever breastfeeding. i don't think breastfeeding makes a mother responsible and i don't think bottle feeding makes a mother irresponsible.
I don't think bottle feeding makes a mother irresponsible, because my sister in law did it. But she did it when Mariah stopped breastfeeding. However, I think that breastfeeding is more responsible because it is healthier for the baby. It also happens to be the most natural way that a child can receive nutrition, anti-biotics, etc. It is also the reason that women have breasts/milk ducts.
see, i don't intend to breast feed even once. i'm not even going to try it. i can't even name how many things i've read that show even advantages and disadvantages between bottle feeding and breast feeding. we even learned about it in my childhood learning and development class. if it's going to balance out then i'd definitely run with the option that is less uncomfortable and obnoxious for the mother. i may have breasts and milk ducts, but i also have an appendix. i don't use that thing either.
I don't think it evens out as far as breast milk and formula. I think that there are somethings that either one can't replace. If your child is lactose intolerant, then I would rather feed soy formula than breast milk that will only make the child sick. But, if I'm capable, then I'm breastfeeding until the sucker won't take it anymore. It is what nature intended. Yes, but once you have a child, your milk ducts will begin to work. And, our appendices don't work anymore because we stopped eating the shells and hulls of nuts.
Breast feeding your five year old is fucked up. I'll agree to that. Once they can eat food, they should. But having a child and getting pregnant is not unavoidable. It's called not having sex. Once a child is born, the process is not over. You suffer until they're out of the house, ask any parent. What's a little more suffering if it helps them to be healthy. If it's so unappealing in the first place, then don't have kids. They whole process is painful and annoying, but if you're going to do it, then do it right. Don't half ass it once the thing is out because it's a little more stress on you. You're going to produce milk whether you like it or not, you may as well not let it go to waste.
when i said pregnancy and childbirth were unavoidable, i didn't mean in general, i meant when having a child, for which sex is necessary. and i understand that suffering goes on until they're out of the house, but the damage to my body will be done after the kid is out in the open air. i am willing to do the rest of the work involved
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Have them call me the boob czar, it'll be nicer. So long as in the end they know who I am. We could argue this for days and neither one of us could prove who's right or wrong. This is a reason I love having you as a friend. The point is, I think that if you can breast feed, and if you're healthy enough to do it, you should at least try. There's no harm to you or the baby. If you hate it, feed formula. But, you only have a few days after birth to breast feed before it becomes too difficult for you or your child to adjust. If Britney were to decide that she hated breastfeeding her boy, then I would at least say that she tried it and it wasn't for her.
see the thing is are right or wrong. that's the entire point i've been trying to make all along. breast feeding is great for some women, bottle feeding is great for others. the point i am trying to make is that not breastfeeding your child won't make him unhealthy or you a less-adequate mother. my problem isn't with either method, my problem is with the attitude that formula isn't good enough and therefore neither are the mothers who choose it
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she also had this baby before she was due, so that may have been a part of it.
i have no intention of ever breastfeeding. i don't think breastfeeding makes a mother responsible and i don't think bottle feeding makes a mother irresponsible.
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i may have breasts and milk ducts, but i also have an appendix. i don't use that thing either.
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Yes, but once you have a child, your milk ducts will begin to work. And, our appendices don't work anymore because we stopped eating the shells and hulls of nuts.
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We could argue this for days and neither one of us could prove who's right or wrong. This is a reason I love having you as a friend.
The point is, I think that if you can breast feed, and if you're healthy enough to do it, you should at least try. There's no harm to you or the baby. If you hate it, feed formula. But, you only have a few days after birth to breast feed before it becomes too difficult for you or your child to adjust. If Britney were to decide that she hated breastfeeding her boy, then I would at least say that she tried it and it wasn't for her.
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ha! that made my morning
thanks andrea!
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