spoke to four moms willing to share their reactions to the new AAP breastfeeding recommendations. Their comments have been edited for clarity and brevity.Kugler is a writer and founder of a communications and content strategy company. She has a 5-year-old and is preparing to give birth to a baby girl in September.I agree that there needs to be less stigma and more acceptance around breastfeeding, specifically in our society and community settings. But I have a few issues with the guidelines.
"As a mom who is also the birthing person in our family, one of the biggest fears I always had was wondering whether our son was eating well or had enough sustenance. The number of hours I spent pumping or feeding him was astronomical and solitary in so many ways. “When I stopped breastfeeding not only was I able to rely more on my husband’s support with the baby but it allowed me to get more sleep, and be able to leave the house alone. Alongside therapy, I believe stopping breastfeeding was a huge factor in alleviating my postpartum depression.
“There is so much pressure to breastfeed, I think this news is really overwhelming and out of touch with the reality and the decisions so many parents have to face when feeding their children.”Searles is the co-founder and CEO of an infant and baby product company. She has two kids, ages 5 and 2. "I’m a person of means, with access to lots of lactation consultants, work from home flexibility, knowledge about the importance of breastfeeding, places I can do it at work and a paid family leave policy from the state of California... and I still struggled.
"At my daughter’s first doctor’s appointment, we were told she had lost about 13% of her birth weight. The solution was to feed her every 1.5 to 2 hours instead of 2 to 2.5 hours.
Lactating parents? You mean mom’s
This article seems biased against BF based on the subjects interviewed.
Lactating parents? Breast feeding WOMEN is the term you’re looking for 🤡
Do what works best for you & baby. Most important thing is to enjoy your time with the baby & not feel guilty if breast feeding isn’t working out.
Oh great! Now women MUST breastfeed or risk what? Jail time Seriously this will never end🤬
The word your looking for instead of “parents” is WOMEN.
Speaking of parents, we have not seen the package about Andy and his family. Practically everyone else has had a story about their family except Andy. He is one of you. He works for nbc. His story would touch the hearts of thousands of readers.
“Lactating parents”? Knock it off.
By lactating parents you mean breastfeeding mothers correct? I sure wish my husband could lactate so I could sleep.
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