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Warpy

(113,131 posts)

3. Oh, good grief

Reply to REP (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 10:35 PM

Mar 2012

The women I know who breastfed didn't want to mess around with the bottles and sterilizers and other crap their mothers had wrestled with back in the age of "scientific" baby feeding in the 40s and 50s. The fact that the kid drew a lot of extra benefit from the tit was secondary to that.

Politics didn't enter into it.

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Harpers - The Tyranny of Breast Feeding [View all] REP Mar 2012 OP

The evil breastfeeding conspiracy. Crunchy Frog Mar 2012 #1

Did you read the entire essay? REP Mar 2012 #2

It'd help if you didn't link to a site Confusious Mar 2012 #6

Oh, good grief Warpy Mar 2012 #3

The thing is the "extra benefits" are over hyped and women are guilted into it REP Mar 2012 #4

Since you didn't quote the whole thing and Harper's didn't make it available Warpy Mar 2012 #5

Ah crap. Wasn't aware it wasn't available. I'd copy the whole thing except for DU's copyright rules. REP Mar 2012 #7

Studies have said it's better Confusious Mar 2012 #8

For immunity, if continued 3-6 months REP Mar 2012 #9

I can probably find 10 studies that say they do have those benefits. Confusious Mar 2012 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Mar 2012 #19

It's a reference from the essay, quoted in my OP REP Mar 2012 #21

I wouldn't; sounds like potential copyright trouble. gkhouston Mar 2012 #22

Yeah, me too - guess I'm radical! REP Mar 2012 #23

Same here. Well said n/t Catherina Mar 2012 #24

Women are incredibly sad when they cannot breastfeed. Adriennecliona Mar 2012 #28

It's one of those questions that was scientifically settled before the backwards march started... saras Mar 2012 #10

Breast feeding was a good choice for my little boy and I Nikia Mar 2012 #11

The best thing about breastfeeding, for me, was my health improvement clyrc Mar 2012 #12

I think breastfeeding is great. Fight profit-making companies like Nestlé Catherina Mar 2012 #13

The great Nestle boycott Catherina Mar 2012 #14

Nestle boycott list Catherina Mar 2012 #15

For women without access to potable water, this has always made sense REP Mar 2012 #16

I understand better now Catherina Mar 2012 #18

One of the first things you learn as a parent is that no matter what choices you make gkhouston Mar 2012 #20

Haha. Really? Catherina Mar 2012 #25

Re-read the post: "I wonder what *would* have happened." gkhouston Mar 2012 #26

What about the babies Adriennecliona Mar 2012 #27

Hi, Neighbor! REP Mar 2012 #29