not every body can

and some, after starting , for one reason or another, cant continue (illness, lack of supply, work commitments etc)


ive had friends who could feed one child, but had problems with another child. i have also had a friend who couldnt breast feed her first child, but was able to with her second.




when i went back to work, i tried expressing in my break. but 15 minutes doesnt give u enough time (plus the fact i didnt have a lock on the door didnt worry me, but could have shocked a few work mates ) therefore i put my son on formula while he was in care. he was still breast fed morning and night. and as he was on solids, it was only 1 or 2 bottles per day.
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To breastfeed or not is a very personal decision and folks need to stop judging others cuz they don't do what THEY think is best. There may be extenuating circumstances because as you said there are MANY reasons why a woman can't or doesn't breastfeed. Regardless, it's each woman's choice to do what she deems best for herself and her family.
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That's rent money!

That's my bank account!

Imagine paying that amount EVERY month until the kids go to school.

Fry all of my eggs now and serve them for breakfast!

Fry all of my eggs now and serve them for breakfast!

Who you tellin'? Mine are almost officially expired, barring any accidents. But that's JUST childcare. I don't know how most folks afford kids.

but do you want 1 or 2 maybe? ... I'll have 1 or 2.. I have an aunt who had a baby at 47 naturally, no fertility drugs and she thought she had a tumor and the doctor came back laughing and said..'yeah, you have a tumor, a 9 month tumor' lol ..she said she didn't know how lol .. it was a complete accident

See. . . shit like this right here ain't EVEN funny. I wish my doctor would tell me some mess like that.

I don't know about kids, my plan was to adopt but I see how much married AND single folks struggle and I don't know if I wanna deal with it. Besides, I don't have a support system that could help me so it would be difficult to do alone.

lol I know, if I heard that in my late 40's, I wouldn't be laughing either lol.. and yes, with today's cost of living, it would be a challenge, but kiddies are so cute a girl and a boy for me.. that's it

lol I know, if I heard that in my late 40's, I wouldn't be laughing either lol.. and yes, with today's cost of living, it would be a challenge, but kiddies are so cute a girl and a boy for me.. that's it

Too bad that stuff is so expensive. I am not sure how ppl afford to have kids.

People seriously need to stop fuckin'

I agree.

Some women don't like doing it, but it's MUCH better than watering down your baby's milk.

some women get embarrassed feeding in public. i didnt until my supply settled down but after that i didnt care where i fed my baby, he was entitled to "eat" like all of us.

but i never did in front of my dad- out of respect to him.

That's interesting...because in this case why would anyone feel a sense of guilt or shame for feeding the infant they birth from their womb? How humans have come to sexualize the mammaries can be a bit overboard at times. It was created for sustainance and survival of our offspring.

Don't forget motorboatin'!

That's interesting...because in this case why would anyone feel a sense of guilt or shame for feeding the infant they birth from their womb? How humans have come to sexualize the mammaries can be a bit overboard at times. It was created for sustainance and survival of our offspring.

Oh Lawd, it DEFINITELY Friday up in this Mickey Flick. Now why did that post suddenly make me want to go have a DRANK? And I still got 3 more work hours left?!?