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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say this as a woman who breastfed (for a while): If you do exclusive breastfeeding you are setting yourself up for a "Mom does everything" dynamic from the get-go.[/quote]

This right here.

In terms of “what happened?” I’d argue a push to breastfeed is one of main drivers of inequality.  The mom is the only one who can feed the baby and is in charge of feeding the baby.  Meaning she takes on the emotional labor of when to feed.

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This is such BS. As Ive stated before, if you are nursing then Dad can do everything else. But most men don't - why? Its not because of breastfeeding. [/quote]

Because the hardest and most time consuming job is breastfeeding.  Breastfeeding a newborn can take hours and hours every day and throughout the night.  It’s all consuming the first few weeks and maybe months.  Not the same as changing diapers or whatever else there is to do.  Even if dad IS doing other stuff in the house, it’s enforced that mom is in charge of the baby.  It’s mom’s baby.  Surely you understand that only the mom knows when her breast feels full and that the baby wants mom in order to eat, right?

It’s awesome if you’re someone who was able to breastfeed and not be the primary parent.  But most moms cannot pull that off.  [/quote]

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