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SAH doesn't support change,
| Sat, 08-26-2006 - 4:58pm |
"SAH doesn't support change, it supports going backwards to the 1950's,"
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I wholeheartedly disagree. To me, SAH is a choice. How is that going back to the 1950s, when a lot of women didn't have much of a choice.

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No, not contradictory. I utilized the pump to try to increase my supply when I was soley breastfeeding while I was on maternity leave. It didn't help increase my supply as I had no milk left after nursing. Later, I had to pump several bottles a day in order to have milk for my dd to drink the next day at daycare. Pumping did not seem to produce enough milk for my dd's needs and by 9 mths, I had not a drop left to pump. I did however, breastfeed my second until he was a year old, my third until he was 15 m/o and my third until she was just over a year old. I did have to supplement a bottle a day with all three but I had enough milk otherwise. Completely different than with my first, for whom I had to pump at least three bottles a day. By bedtime when I tried to nurse, there was absolutely nothing left for her.
Edited to clarify that when I was pumping to INCREASE my supply, I was on maternity leave. When I went back to work, I was pumping bottles to provide for regular feedings, not to increase my supply. I tried other methods at that point to try to increase my supply, none of which did anything.
Edited 8/29/2006 4:19 pm ET by merella
"look at the CDC's breakdown of breastfeeding mothers by employment status--number and ratio."
Could you provide a link please? The CDC stats I find on their web site do not include employment status.
Edited 8/29/2006 4:39 pm ET by jungle_girl
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