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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I tried the "Dad does everything else" approach and changing diapers, cleaning pump parts etc. is simply NOT the same amount of physically taxing as breastfeeding, sorry. If you want a truly egalitarian partnership from the get-go you have to be flexible on feeding. Just my 2 cents.[/quote]

+10000

I didn’t breastfeed the second baby and my husband commented multiple times how much harder it was for him since he also was on the hook for feeding the baby.  Besides the obvious ability of me to leave the house for extended periods of time and leave him with the baby with no preparations.  [/quote]

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