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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought it was an interesting analysis but a bit overstated.  There’s a lot of work you can do while feeding or pumping so it’s not totally lost time.  And she bought a lot of stuff that I never needed (special ice packs, special clothes, etc.). I nursed three kids for a total of about 5 years.  She replaced her pump tubes after six months and I don’t think I ever replaced mine even Over the three kids.  And I worked so used it to pump in the office probably 500 or more times.

But I agree with the larger point that it’s silly to call it “free”.  [/quote]

Agreed, but everyone's mileage varies in terms of what breastfeeding accoutrements and support they need.And when you're sleep deprived and stressing about your child eating it's very easy to make some late night Amazon panic purchases. With both my kids I had a few breastfeeding purchases that I later regretted as unnecessary. (Like the stupid haaka I hated and did not really work for me) general I was a pretty low maintenance breastfeeder and did not need a lot of extra products and extra support to get the job done

Also you're pumping situation is going to vary depending on your office. In my first job the lactation  room was not really set up to be conducive to work. Wiith my second I was really grateful for that private office! (And one of the only Silver linings of the pandemic was that I was at home and didn't need to pump much so that was glorious. I haaaaaaaaated pumping ([/quote]

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