tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513774008867580049.post3766686390142210025..comments2022-11-03T03:21:34.505-07:00Comments on Expensive Medical Education, Cheap Life: Feeding your infant: opportunity cost of breastfeedingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570117373232425142noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513774008867580049.post-36035366010340883852012-03-09T17:49:08.384-08:002012-03-09T17:49:08.384-08:00I can relate to this. I pumped at work for all of ...I can relate to this. I pumped at work for all of my children, for at least 2 years each. With my first one, a friend of mine was also pumping for her baby, and we'd pump together sometimes which made it almost fun, and certainly less lonely. I developed a technique to hold the pump on both breasts using the forearm of my left arm, so that I'd have my right hand free to answer the phone and to eat my lunch or drink something at the same time. Pumping was mostly a chore. But after work hours, that's when I could enjoy the breastfeeding relationship. That's the part I really loved and made the work of pumping totally worthwhile for me. Just being able to come home from work and breastfeed my babies, reconnecting that way, was awesome. It eased the pain for me of being separated from them and gave us this way of reconnecting that I really cherished.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359591125160785231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513774008867580049.post-75109903623443762352012-03-09T14:09:36.241-08:002012-03-09T14:09:36.241-08:00This should be required reading for every member o...This should be required reading for every member of the AAP who contributed to its most recent update to the Statement on Breastfeeding & Use of Human Milk. And your brilliant analysis of the perceived "booby traps" versus the ones which REALLY affect women needs to be posted on the walls of all Baby Friendly hospitals.;)<br /><br />I blog about these very issues and actually have a book coming out this fall where I talk about the seldom discussed barriers to breastfeeding - strain on professional women being one of them. I'm thrilled to see a pediatrician talking about this, and want to thank you on behalf of struggling moms everywhere. Supporting breastfeeding (which I wholeheartedly do) does not have to mean hiding our true feelings about the toll it can take, or refusing to acknowledge that lived realities are more complicated than idealism.The Fearless Formula Feederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179746019087708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513774008867580049.post-49351172330834312382012-03-06T18:52:25.686-08:002012-03-06T18:52:25.686-08:00Good job tackling a very politicized issue. I am ...Good job tackling a very politicized issue. I am an L&D nurse, and while I am very pro-breastfeeding, it is a lot more complex (and a much bigger job) than people have any idea of. <br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546851997096379314noreply@blogger.com