I Don't Want To Breastfeed..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

The CDC disagrees with you.
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/about-breastfeeding/index.html

[Anonymous]

And
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/about-breastfeeding/why-it-matters.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)


Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)


Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?

Okay, but the benefits *are* negligible. Have you read the PROBIT study?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)


Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?

Okay, but the benefits *are* negligible. Have you read the PROBIT study?

Yes, and I disagree with your conclusion. The study was on breastfeeding intervention (helping women breastfeed) in a country with low rates of breastfeeding (Belarus.)

"the PROBIT trial errs on the side of understating the benefits of breastfeeding. This is because it is not randomized trial of breastfeeding, it is a randomized trial of a breastfeeding intervention. Some women in the control group breastfed their babies. Some women in the intervention group did not breastfeed their babies. This waters down the the differences between the control and intervention groups."

https://expectingscience.com/2015/11/02/breastfeeding-benefits-the-real-the-imagined-and-the-exaggerated/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)


Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?

Okay, but the benefits *are* negligible. Have you read the PROBIT study?

Yes, and I disagree with your conclusion. The study was on breastfeeding intervention (helping women breastfeed) in a country with low rates of breastfeeding (Belarus.)

"the PROBIT trial errs on the side of understating the benefits of breastfeeding. This is because it is not randomized trial of breastfeeding, it is a randomized trial of a breastfeeding intervention. Some women in the control group breastfed their babies. Some women in the intervention group did not breastfeed their babies. This waters down the the differences between the control and intervention groups."

https://expectingscience.com/2015/11/02/breastfeeding-benefits-the-real-the-imagined-and-the-exaggerated/

I know you’ll trash my source, but Dr. Amy links to the article and explains it very welL.

https://www.skepticalob.com/2019/07/ever-more-desperate-efforts-to-find-ever-more-arcane-benefits-of-breastfeeding.html

The purported benefits of breastfeeding are not statistically significant.

[Anonymous]

To those who say the first few days of breastfeeding are excruciating, I disagree. My experience is purely anecdotal but it may encourage you to try. Newborn breastfeeding causes your uterus to contract back towards its original size during the first few days, but my contractions were no more painful than a blood pressure test. The breastfeeding itself was a relief to bloated breasts and felt good. Of course it's your call but I can't see why you would assume it's going to hurt without trying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From evolutionary perspective one should not have kids if they are not equipped to feed them. I guess we have evolved far enough that it is actually possible for mammals to raise kids without actual mammaries, but I would still give it try before firmly deciding against it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To those who say the first few days of breastfeeding are excruciating, I disagree. My experience is purely anecdotal but it may encourage you to try. Newborn breastfeeding causes your uterus to contract back towards its original size during the first few days, but my contractions were no more painful than a blood pressure test. The breastfeeding itself was a relief to bloated breasts and felt good. Of course it's your call but I can't see why you would assume it's going to hurt without trying it.

"The main reason is I have a hormone disorder that has resulted in super tender breasts and nipples that feel as if they are bruised."

Yeah it's a real mystery why OP thinks it might be painful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)


Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?

The CDC and public health community's insistence on beating the drum on breast feeding is actually really seriously undermining their credibility in other areas, so I wish they would stop. The fact is breastfeeding has very, very few benefits, and they cannot be properly assessed without also considering the costs to the mother. https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/questioning-the-evidence-for-breastfeeding/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To those who say the first few days of breastfeeding are excruciating, I disagree. My experience is purely anecdotal but it may encourage you to try. Newborn breastfeeding causes your uterus to contract back towards its original size during the first few days, but my contractions were no more painful than a blood pressure test. The breastfeeding itself was a relief to bloated breasts and felt good. Of course it's your call but I can't see why you would assume it's going to hurt without trying it.

I can’t see why you felt the need to comment without reading the OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breast may be best, but only if all other factors are equal. If, however, nursing causes the mom a ton of heightened anxiety and pain, then breast is not best.

If OP avoids all aspects of motherhood that cause anxiety and pain, she may as well just give up now. She hasn't even had the kid yet and is already looking for shortcuts without even trying it out first.

I've avoided some aspects of motherhood that cause anxiety and pain. Haven't you? Life is about weighing options.

Choosing the option that is least favorable to mom and baby is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breastfeeding is obviously best in terms of nutrition compared to formula. However, and that is a big however, having a newborn is in itself an emotionally and physically exhausting experience. You have a particular set of circumstances that will make breastfeeding harder than it already is. I'll echo PP's that you never know what it will be like for you until you try it. Honestly, the experience is different for everyone. That said, it is your body, it is your choice. Make the decision that is best for you and baby, and don't make a decision that is based on the echo chamber around you. It shouldn't even be a topic of conversation with them.

no, it's not "obviously best." not at all.

+1000

I wish scientifically illiterate people would stop trotting out this nonsense. Read the literature people. The benefits of breastfeeding are negligible.

I don't think this is "negligible": (from the CDC link above)

Infants who are breastfed have reduced
risks of:
Asthma
Obesity
Ear and respiratory infections
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)


Are you a climate change denier too? Or only disagree with science that you don't like?

Okay, but the benefits *are* negligible. Have you read the PROBIT study?

Yes, and I disagree with your conclusion. The study was on breastfeeding intervention (helping women breastfeed) in a country with low rates of breastfeeding (Belarus.)

"the PROBIT trial errs on the side of understating the benefits of breastfeeding. This is because it is not randomized trial of breastfeeding, it is a randomized trial of a breastfeeding intervention. Some women in the control group breastfed their babies. Some women in the intervention group did not breastfeed their babies. This waters down the the differences between the control and intervention groups."

https://expectingscience.com/2015/11/02/breastfeeding-benefits-the-real-the-imagined-and-the-exaggerated/

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Ok, now do the sibling concordance study.

There is no way to do randomized controlled trials of breastfeeding, so PROBIT and the sibling studies are the best we have. The rest are all observational studies, which make it very hard to separate out confounders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breast may be best, but only if all other factors are equal. If, however, nursing causes the mom a ton of heightened anxiety and pain, then breast is not best.

If OP avoids all aspects of motherhood that cause anxiety and pain, she may as well just give up now. She hasn't even had the kid yet and is already looking for shortcuts without even trying it out first.

I've avoided some aspects of motherhood that cause anxiety and pain. Haven't you? Life is about weighing options.

Choosing the option that is least favorable to mom and baby is ridiculous.

Lazy.