I'm sorry, I just don't get it.
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I'm sorry, I just don't get it.
| Thu, 12-04-2008 - 12:45pm |
Maybe I'm having a bad day, but I really just don't get the, "Happy Mommy=Happy Baby" mentality when someone throws it out there in defense of formula feeding. Where exactly can I get one of these babies who is automatically happy because I am? Can I trade mine in for that model? LOL (just kidding, of course). I am just really tired of reading that and hearing that.
Sorry, just had to vent. I was feeling left out of the monster threads :)

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Usually those can be solved with a car bed, specially made seat or a prone lying seat. But you are completely right.
Yes, those are *substitutes* for car seats, used when medically necessary, and very rarely...kind of like formula should be used, IMO. So, that is part of the reason I think it is a pretty good analogy. Maybe not the best, and the risks may not be equal, but sometimes analogies are like that!
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I'll throw in that 99% of moms in developed countries outside the US "can" breastfeed.
Ohh, Nisu, I was about to start another thread on that as soon as I looked up the Swedish BFing rates. Aren't they around 95% or something? Are they biologically superior to American mamas? How is it that other countries can achieve these awesome rates if the fault truly lies with *mom's not making enough milk* and things of that nature???
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If you have an amazing mom who takes over feedings at night, well, okay - but that isn't really how parenthood is meant to work.
Taking over actual feedings...maybe not. But many cultures don't have these little nuclear families like we do in the US. They live with older relatives, aunts, and sisters, and other family who DO help with the babies. I had to do a case study for a psych class where I pretty much had to interview a woman from Korea about her childhood. She lived with her parents and her grandmother, and it was the grandmother's *job* to raise the kids!!! I know that isn't plausible in our society today, but I really think we do things kind of backwards and make life harder on ourselves for the sake of autonomy and independence, KWIM???
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sometimes "being a parent" isn't what you signed up for.
You know, before I had kids and I would hear someone say this, I would think, "Geez, how awful. I feel sorry for their kids." But now, I get it! LOL You really can't understand what being a parent entails until you are *in the trenches* so to speak. And especially if you were suddenly doing things alone, that would make it all the worse! I knew that being a parent would mean I would probably be sleep deprived for a while, and that my boobs would be more functional than decorative for a while, and that it was *hard work,* but
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I wish I could co-sleep, but I know I can't do it safely. I can't sleep without having something heavy on top of me (get yer mind out of the gutter! I mean a BLANKET LOL) and lots of pillows, plus I have a pillowtop mattress. I actually get more sleep by getting up and nursing Ali in her room in a rocker, or in the living room, although I can't do that right now because the lights on the Christmas tree will wake her up
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LOL, thank you!
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LOL!!
I wouldnt be able to co-sleep with Bryn and DH. I would get pummelled. They both act like they are flipping Batman in thier sleep.
Albini: Married Sole Custodian Bio-mum of 3 Mine plus 1 Ours baby.
*Praying for my best friend, my Dad*
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