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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Breastfeeding is only "free" if a mother's time and energy are worth nothing.[/quote]

Wow, op here and this is such a great point I hadn’t thought about!

To the pp with hemorrhoids  / issues after delivery, I’m sorry! Interestingly, I had the exact opposite experience. My first they didn’t think she was coming, had errors with their systems and couldn’t medicate me on time. As it was, my husband was running around begging them for someone to come deliver our baby, and the OB arrived about 10 mins before her birth. My second, I had an epidural that wore off about an hour before I delivered. I asked the ob if she’d recommend another dose or not, and she said that she thought I’d benefit more from the rest than from being able to feel. They woke me up an hour later, went to check me, and discovered I was ready to deliver physically, but my baby was still pretty high. They said “unless you can’t resist the urge to push, let’s wait.” After a few minutes they said “let’s do a practice push” and I imagined myself curling around a beach ball (something we discussed at prenatal yoga). She was almost delivered with that push, and was with the next one!

I just thought of another thing that helped the second time - I didn’t have any paid maternity leave either time. The first one I worked to 6 pm one day and went into labor that night. (She was born a few weeks early.) The second I stopped working at 38 weeks except for some small projects here and there. Having those 5 days off before she was born was really nice, though I realize it’s hard to plan and can be hard to afford. [/quote]

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