Commitment, or lack thereof...
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| Tue, 01-08-2008 - 1:56pm |
So I just saw something somewhere else (won't specify where, but I bet a few of you will figure it out!) where a woman indicated that she WAS planning on breastfeeding, but now because of a heated debate about it, she doesn't want to anymore.
Ummmmm, are you kidding me?


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I will never buy into the "make me feel bad" line.
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I will never buy into the "make me feel bad" line.
It actually makes me a little nuts that its not an argument that's ever used for anything BUT BF vs. FF.
I was thinking about this the other day. And actually, I find a lot of similarities in
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"It actually makes me a little nuts that its not an argument that's ever used for anything BUT BF vs. FF.
I was thinking about this the other day. And actually, I find a lot of similarities in childbirth choices and the debate over BF vs. FF. For some reason, women get very *uppity* when given info about the risks of interventions during childbirth...same as when you talk about the risks of FF. "
Uppity? Or just plain ol' defensive?
And yes, yes they do.
Uppity? Or just plain ol' defensive?
HA! I guess I see those two things as just about the same...
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<<"Yes, b/c there are not any other issues a new mom has to make decisions about, so instead she spends all her days researching the proper way to BF, which she has no clue about and does not know which advice is worthy of following.
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>>What I hate about it is the insinuation that I, as a breastfeeder, am actively going around to formula-feeding women and TRYING to make them feel bad. Lordy, what a thought!<<
Yeah, accusing people of something they've never done is very offensive, IMO.
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