When I was a kid, in the 80s, it was possible for women to publicly complain about breastfeeding, even say they didn't want to do it Breastfeeding vs formula was a "cost/benefit analysis" that was openly discussed Now you can't breathe a word of that without public shaming
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Replying to @arthur_affect @pmberkeley and
I mean, it also wasn't legal to breastfeed in public & Nestle pushed formulae so it could get rich, so the changes haven't been all bad. But these people are using it as an excuse to attack unconventional families, so fuck them.
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Replying to @Fortister @arthur_affect and
God, the shit that people get for even *supplementing* with formula is *amazing.* It doesn't even have to be, "I only use formula," but "I also use formula," and the flipping out begins.
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Replying to @Eristae @Fortister and
Yeah, sorry, this debate isn't about formula. At all.
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Replying to @pmberkeley @Fortister and
...the alternative to breastfeeding is formula.
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Replying to @Eristae @Fortister and
No, there's also milk donation/purchasing. This is so ridiculous.
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Replying to @pmberkeley @Eristae and
So if Cohen were able to get donor milk through a milk bank, or the surrogate (or someone else) were able and willing to act as a wet nurse, you'd shut the fuck up and get off his back? I'm skeptical
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Eristae and
So if the people making the decision to have a baby by surrogacy were actually prioritizing the well-being of BOTH mother and child, I'd shut the fuck up? Yes. Yes. That is my entire fucking point. It doesn't matter if you're skeptical. You're not "with" the discussion.
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Replying to @pmberkeley @Eristae and
Okay, delete the part about the surrogate also acting as wet nurse, which you clearly interpret as a backdoor to "allowing her to be the baby's real mom" (gross) Would you shut the fuck up if he had a steady supply of donor milk from a bank
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Replying to @arthur_affect @pmberkeley and
(In reality, the most common scenario for surrogacy based on my reading is that the surrogate does in fact continue pumping and sending milk to the parents, but does not actually nurse the baby herself and bond with the infant, which, yes, I am well aware is your real objection)
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(Of course that depends on the surrogate maintaining an ongoing relationship with the parents post-birth and continuing to disrupt her own life in order to pump etc And how "ethical" it is to ask that of both parties, and for how long, is the whole matter at hand)
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