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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I quit breastfeeding because the weight wouldn’t come off.  I also disliked it and didn’t enjoy being chained to the baby while my husband got to come and go as he pleased.  I missed feeling like a normal person with bodily autonomy.

Once I quit the weight dropped off rapidly.  I felt like myself again without those hormones.  I stopped resenting my baby.  I could watch TV at night while my husband fed the baby a bottle and I didn’t have someone touching my boobs.  I could leave the house without pumping or taking a pump with me.  I could take my older child somewhere alone because my husband could feed the baby on his own.  I didn’t have to wear nursing bras or remove my shirt 15 plus times a day to nurse.  I didn’t have leaking milk.  I didn’t have to worry about what I ate, drank or medications.

One of my bigger regrets in life is breastfeeding and succumbing to the pressure.  I disliked breastfeeding so much that I have a serious aversion to lactation consultants and feel breastfeeding is a conspiracy against women.  My hunch is that breastfeeding is pushed because it relieves men of the primary role in taking care of a newborn and starts women down the path of being the default parent.  It even is advertised as “free” as if a woman’s time is worth nothing.

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Honestly, I agree with a lot of this. Some of the last paragraph is a bit strong but I’ve nursed two kids, and if we have a third, I’m going right to formula. The cost benefit breakdown of breastfeeding has not been accurately presented to women. For a lot of women (most?) it’s not worth it. [/quote]

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