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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am surprised at all of these responses. Isn't anyone committed to breastfeeding? My kids are grown but as I recall this was a priority for a lot of mothers.[/quote] And that “priority” can make some people make bad decisions or prioritize breastfeeding to the detriment of all else. A part of infant mortality throughout history was due to what was labeled “failure to thrive” but was really insufficient nutrition because the mother didn’t produce enough milk. Wetnurses were not only for the nobility, but a well-producing woman would feed babies other than their own because the birth mother couldn’t. Breastfeeding is natural, but so is infant mortality. We are fortunate to live in a time and place where there are safe and healthy options. So telling women to be “committed” to breastfeeding is putting a moral value on it, and denigrating those women who don’t do it for whatever reasons as moral failures. [/quote]
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