tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post4699189039053838540..comments2023-11-03T08:13:04.072-04:00Comments on anabegins: Reality Check (The Cost/Benefit Analysis of Breastfeeding)Anahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006807775816627217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-59307886775456584252012-04-24T08:55:15.500-04:002012-04-24T08:55:15.500-04:00Not having to pump, sounds DIVINE. But I do enjoy ...Not having to pump, sounds DIVINE. But I do enjoy it, all that complaining aside, and it is SO EASY when I'm home with L. Itsanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-85407480783960582742012-04-20T19:18:44.779-04:002012-04-20T19:18:44.779-04:00Great post! I nodded my head throughout, but parti...Great post! I nodded my head throughout, but particularly at the end. I think other benefits aside, I did it because I enjoyed the experience, and I'm just grateful it was easy (after the hellish early weeks...) so that I didn't have a whole lot of conflict about it. I'm glad I can still nurse in the mornings, but love love loving not having to pump! And not too broken hearted about weaning in a few weeks.bunnyhttp://glumbunny.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-44924988569987105612012-04-19T17:25:48.592-04:002012-04-19T17:25:48.592-04:00Thanks for your comment sleeping mom. Yes, the fir...Thanks for your comment sleeping mom. Yes, the first days (weeks for us) were torture indeed! Good for you for going so long. I'd definitely do it again, also, but don't think I'm going to have the opportunity.anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-2205977577895169812012-04-19T12:29:37.796-04:002012-04-19T12:29:37.796-04:00I breastfed for 13 months, and I can attest that b...I breastfed for 13 months, and I can attest that breastfeeding is no easy feat. I remember the first few days as torture; everything hurt, and I had no time because I was constantly nursing. I remember I would look up benefits of breastfeeding every day just to convince me to continue going.<br /><br />I also had to pump, and the bags and bottles did get expensive and time consuming to clean. Thankfully I didn't have to spend money on a consultant so my costs were mostly the pump and materials.<br /><br />If I were to do this again I would still breastfeed because the benefits really do have me convinced, but that said, it is absolutely not easy. I felt complete freedom once my baby was weaned (obviously sad that he was grown up and that I couldn't hold him like this anymore, but overall I was much happier).Sleeping Momhttp://sleepingshouldbeeasy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-43609007670687974442012-04-18T14:56:40.658-04:002012-04-18T14:56:40.658-04:00Thanks, as always, for your thoughtful comment! I ...Thanks, as always, for your thoughtful comment! I have read that article & didn't include it in this post because I wanted to focus on things I directly observed for myself & also because I am skeptical that they could really avoid all the confounders involved in the study...what if women who chose to breastfeed deliberately cut their hours/productivity simply because they wanted to re-prioritize. Yes, that leads to less earning potential, but that may have been a deliberate choice, not an unforeseen negative consequence. <br />Thankfully these crazies are time-limited and don't require extensive treatment...anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320182732889825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219236556397495909.post-59765280929027653402012-04-17T22:05:37.334-04:002012-04-17T22:05:37.334-04:00Yep. I diagnose myself with that disease in retros...Yep. I diagnose myself with that disease in retrospect - and I am really afraid I will suffer from it this time around as well. <br /><br />This post is important and I think it is the unspoken side of "breast is best". Lesley from http://theordinaryadventure.blogspot.com/ linked to this article about a month ago:<br /><br />http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/lactation-breeds-lack-the-high-cost-of-breastfeeding-40520/<br /><br />I think that few people understand that going back to work while breastfeeding means a pretty damn difficult time for mom. However, this is given as the reason that some countries (Canada, I believe - and several European countries) provide an extended maternity leave. I know that leave has it's costs as well, career-wise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com