re: OT moms, why the reduction in titty feeding?

My son was formula fed from the very beginning and he has grown at an incredible rate and developed physically at a much faster rate than his peers. It helps that I am 6'6" but still he towers over the children in his Pre-K class. Also very good intellectual development as well.

My son is from a previous relationship and now my wife and I had our first daughter. She is breasted from the very beginning and is right around 7/8 weeks old. My wife is a teacher so she has the time to breast feed especially with summer now here. I tell you it's very time consuming and strenuous especially when you are the father and can't feed the baby. She went back to school for the last 4 days and could really pump so that I could feed. Now that's she's home for the summer all times she would pump she feeds the baby. I'm the diaper king. Not a lot of sleep to be had although she appears to be settling in.

I will say breast feeding takes time and dedication and has a ton of additional benefits when compared to formula. However with the traits in people in society today I see why not many devote the time. But also formula works just fine too.

Once you get into a cycle, it becomes much more manageable. My only issue is finding the time to pump, which is so time consuming.

I go back to work in a few weeks so I'm interested to see how my opinion on all of this will change. That's when the real dedication comes into check

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I go back to work in a few weeks so I'm interested to see how my opinion on all of this will change. That's when the real dedication comes into check

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shite i envy my friend at work who was breastfeeding. she got like 4, 45 minute breaks each day and there wasn't a damn thing anyone could say about it

my biggest worry right now is trying not to use a pacifier even though its like a instant fix for her fussiness because im scared its gonna mess up her latching (as i say this shes sucking on a soothie in the rock n play....)

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Huey-can you offer any reliable sources for that information. It seems rather antiquated and certainly doesn't mesh with the CDC, WHO, or AMA stance.

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For the lack of long-term benefits? That comes from this study discussed in the wbur.org article and is among the more recent studies conducted on breastfeeding.

Here's more on the lack of long-term benefits:
Word Health Organization: No Long Term Benefits to Breastfeeding

(referencing this WHO study from 2013 which is a meta analysis of virtually all studies on the long-term effects of breastfeeding: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/79198/1/9789241505307_eng.pdf)

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One study vs thousands that say otherwise...

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You seem well-versed on the subject..Show me the thousands of studies as recent as 2013/2014 that contradict the findings of the World Health Organization report or the Colen study.

I used to be a rabid breastfeeding Nazi until the new research started coming in. Lactivists have grossly skewed peoples' perspectives on the matter over the last decade or so. I know women that pour breastmilk that was kept in the freezer for years into their childrens' pinkeye instead of bringing them to the doctor, feed them breastmilk for a flu, dump it on a baby's yeast rash instead of using Clotrimazole, and other really bonkers things. It's just milk, but some people have made it into such a sacred cow that God forbid anyone question whether their magic milk is really a total cure for all childhood ailments.

I was trying to hold off on the pacifier as well but gave in when she was about 5 days old. She started sucking on her hands and it seemed to soothe her so we just gave her one. Hasn't caused any confusion.

We also just started her on a bottle and it hasn't caused any problems yet except she gulps in down in a fourth of the time it takes her to breastfeed lol.

Breastfeeding SUCKS. Literally.

I did it until I went back to work, even having tons of issues with supply and baby having colic, but I became a much happier & better mother once we switched to formula. That magical moment everyone talks about? Yeah, never ever had one of those as I gazed down at the leach who took an hour + to feed every 2-3 hours around the clock. I'm not hater to those who love it, but everyone is different. No two experiences are alike. You do your absolute best and carry on.

3 months of boob milk definitely didn't protect my son from swine flu at 7 months, then type B flu at 8 months. However, he's never ever ever sick anymore. Knock on wood. Maybe it's all the green vegetable juice we give him.

every time i try to pull the passifier out when i think shes sleeping she sucks harder on it. oh well how can i mess with this:

Rock n play? My little girl will ONLY sleep in that.

I'm worried about the same thing. Mine won't sleep in the playpen but will sleep during the day in my bed. It's weird.