Mothers not breastfeeding their kids

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They don't have answer anyone or give explanations for the choices they are making unless they are harming the child.

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Really dont know what you are looking for here OP ... a condemnation of mothers who dont breastfeed (with except of those who have medical reasons)?
I think everyone here has already acknowledged that bf is best. Those who do not (despite lack of medical reasons) are exercising their choice to raise their child their way. it may not be best for their child but Its not illegal.
I can list numerous examples of whats medically best abd/or healthful for children yet parents choose not to follow the medical recommendations. Why the focus just on bf?

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When it comes to breast-feeding, the only person who has a right to question the mother’s decision is the father of the baby. Everyone has really has no right to judge or ask details b/c this is a private matter.

I agree that formula is not the “best” thing for a child. But then again, neither is soda/sugary drinks, fast food, allowing kids to play video games/watch TV for hours etc. The list goes on and on. Heck there is a heated debate on the other thread on whether home schooling is best! At the end of the day, each mother/father makes plenty of choices for their children that is not the “best” choice. 3rd parties should intervene if we can actually show direct causation b/t the parents choices and the child being in danger of harm. Otherwise, the rest of us needs to look at our own behavior and focus on improving ourselves.

Pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding etc. are very individual experiences that involves many physical and emotional aspects. Each woman’s experience is different. If a woman is voluntarily asking for advice then it’s great to share your opinion. But otherwise, we don’t have any reason to judge her b/c we really don’t for a fact what she’s going through behind closed doors.

BTW, I see other mothers have shared their experiences. Yet as the OP of this thread and as someone who seems very passionate about the topic, you haven’t share much personal experience. Why not? Please tell us how many children you have and what was your experience in breastfeeding them.

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This! :k:

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You are not questioning, you have a preset mind and you are asking for an answer that in your. If you were just questioning, then your 1st post should have been “ What was the reason you decided to stop BFing.”

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I was just curious as to what others are thinking. I seem to have offended some people, for which i apologize.

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^ no need to apologize, you're not offending anyone, but I think I speak for most of us here when I say it is strange that you're evading so many questions and not answering directly.

Are you a mother? Pregnant? Have you had a successful breastfeeding experience?

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I don't know about others but I was in no way offended. I am still waiting for you to share your personal experience in breastfeeding your children.

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Are you a woman or a man?

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Breast feeding is healthy and actually benefits children whereas formula is potentially harmful because it's synthetic, so any mother that doesn't boobfed her infants is either ignorant or selfish, unless she has medical problems' I think it's it's just as selfish as women that get c sections even if it's isn't required.

Sources:I study science.

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Just because you study science, doesn't mean you can call women ignorant, especially after giving a very ignorant statement.

ahh...I love these kinds of threads. :D

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Such passion is commendable. :k: Please do share what it was like for you to push a baby out of your vagina and then breastfeed it.

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LMAO Paheli!! :rotfl:

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This “new” OP reminds me of another male poster.. same style of writing and same type of posts :hmmm:

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To answer your original question: While I think breastmilk is best for babies, I do not believe that mothers who choose not to breastfeed are depriving their babies of some "right".

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ps. without an epidural. :wink:

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It’s natural for women to give birth,they’ve been evolved that way.

It’s actually more painful for a guy to get kicked in the balls than it is for a woman to give birth.

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Really?

As for the comment about c sections I don't even know where to start..

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He's male and not married.. I think that's why no personal experience is being mentioned..

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1) Wait....are you saying you have never pushed a baby out of your vagina? As in you don't actually know what the feels like but you think it ok to call a woman selfish if she chooses a c-section?

2) Since we're on the topic of what's "natural", C-sections, neonatal care for pre-mature babies, epidural, surgery to repair a woman's body after a bad tear/prolapse or other medical issues etc.......NONE of this is "natural". Wouldn't you agree? If we want to stick with nature and how things are mean to be.....why even perform c-sections at all? Let the baby and/or mother die b/c that's what nature intended no? Why do medical intervention on premature babies, and not allow nature to take its course? Heck why even bother going into a hospital or even getting pre-natal care during pregnancy? A woman's body is evolved to deal with pregnancy and birth. Why not encourage woman to stay away from OBs during pregnancy and just stay home when labor starts and let nature take its course?