I’ve never been so jealous in my life

[Anonymous]

It’s called formula

[Anonymous]

I would be far more jealous of a lesbian that was about to avoid pregnancy than one who got supplement milk help

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure you would love to experience the bigotry and hatred a lesbian couple goes through. Honestly if this is what you are jealous of, just formula feed. I personally feel breastfeeding furthers gender inequality because it makes feeding the baby the sole responsibility of the mother.

Right? Talk about checking your privilege.

[Anonymous]

I am currently feeding my baby with DH puts away groceries, makes lunch, and if there is time, switches over laundry. Baby is nursing and playing and looking at me and nursing so more and I am reading my phone. I love the escape this gives me and don’t want to share right now. So there’s that

[Anonymous]

Dude, I’m pretty sure this post was a joke (or tongue in cheek at least). Calm down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure you would love to experience the bigotry and hatred a lesbian couple goes through. Honestly if this is what you are jealous of, just formula feed. I personally feel breastfeeding furthers gender inequality because it makes feeding the baby the sole responsibility of the mother.

ALL of this.

[Anonymous]

That's nice for them, but you have other options, too. I don't see anything to be jealous of, use your other options!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be far more jealous of a lesbian that was about to avoid pregnancy than one who got supplement milk help

Thissssssss

I would never stop wanting babies if I didn't have to gestate the damn things

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH has a coworker who is a lesbian.

She gave birth a couple months ago and just came back to work. Her wife induced lactation so they both nurse. Four boobs for one baby. I would have killed for two more boobs when DC were of nursing age.

Her wife stays at home and she pumps to keep up supply but plans on quitting at 6 months and letting her wife nurse till one year. They alternate nights for getting up to nurse and I almost cried from jealousy. Also apparently men can lactate too if they do the protocol correctly (hormones and pumping for like months on end). I told DH he failed me.

LMAO

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a great set up for the baby and the moms. Agree that two more boobs would have been nice, but mine did great. And for those recommending formula - no thanks!

[Anonymous]

I would love to have had another set of boobs for my kids. My kids only want mommy whenever they are hungry, tired, or grumpy - even now as preteens! I blame the breastfeeding. If my DH could have breast fed the kids, maybe they would go to him when they need food!

[Anonymous]

It isnt all that simple Op.

Forced lactation is very difficult to achieve and even harder to reach a level that is not only adequate, but sustainable.

My friend attempted forced lactation after adopting a newborn. She spent a ton of money on the hormone therapy, LCs coming to her house
pumping gear, precious time, baby started to lose weight, etc.
She was super emotional and lashed out at her DH often which added the extra stress to what should've been a happy time.
She eventually opted for formula. It was a win-win all around.

So, no, Op, dont even waste your energy of even 1 pang of jealousy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you’ve gone off your rocker if you cherish breastmilk so much you want your DH to lactate. From your writing your child isn’t even a baby anymore. There are better things to be jealous about. At this point I would seek therapy for lingering and unwarranted issues over providing your child with breastmilk.

This. Fed is best. If you wanted your dh to feed your child, formula from a bottle is a fine choice. Frankly, I’d find it preferable to some mystery milk that a dude on hormones would produce.

I know OP was joking, but I agree. I even find women inducing lactation to be squicky. Formula seems much more healthy!

You think inducing lactation makes breast milk less healthy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It isnt all that simple Op.

Forced lactation is very difficult to achieve and even harder to reach a level that is not only adequate, but sustainable.

My friend attempted forced lactation after adopting a newborn. She spent a ton of money on the hormone therapy, LCs coming to her house
pumping gear, precious time, baby started to lose weight, etc.
She was super emotional and lashed out at her DH often which added the extra stress to what should've been a happy time.
She eventually opted for formula. It was a win-win all around.

So, no, Op, dont even waste your energy of even 1 pang of jealousy.

I looked into it because a lactation consultant mentioned this phenomenon to me under the banner of trying to encourage me that if one pumps enough, anything can happen. (Hard eye roll.)

The drug needed to do this, domperidone, is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death and is not approved for sale in the U.S. And yet a midwife in the DC area gave me a prescription. And in my deep postpartum depression I accepted it. Midwives and LCs will tell you the black box warning on the drug is based on a faulty study on elderly given high doses, but there are conflicting reports -- and it's evident that if you have an underlying or unknown heart condition you are at risk of death by taking this drug.

There is no rational reason for giving a woman an illegal prescription when there is formula available. If you want to feel the experience, there are supplemental nursing systems.

[Anonymous]

I would have totally been a wetnurse after my kid weaned. Could eat anything and lost weight from all the calories out!