Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982)

Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by milesvp on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:51AM (#20826783)

Baby formula is interesting in that it seems to be used as a signaling agent for class differentiation. Which is to say, that the poorer the region the more likely parents will show how much they value their baby by giving it formula. Conversely the amount of time and effort necessary to breast feed a baby means that in more affluent areas baby formula is greatly shunned by mothers.

Mind you, this is mostly my experience with the subject from people I’ve talked to and haven’t seen any formal study.

Also, while I strongly believe that mother’s milk is vastly superior to formula, I was more than happy to supplement with formula with my twins. Producing milk for 2 is a full time job, also not possible for most women. I think formula generally is fantastic, but I also think it preys on a vulnerable population (parents of newborns).

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Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by hdfbdtbcdg on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:22AM (#20827133)

In my experience breastfeeding is much easier than formula. Not sterilization, no cooled boiled water, no trips to the kitchen at night, no need to bring lots of extra things on trips, etc.

Breastfeeding seems harder for about 10 days at the beginning - and if you use formula in this period you won't get enough milk and you are stuck with formula going forward.

(Twins could well be an exception I've no experience with twins!)

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