Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are starting to ask why

Re:Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are startin... by bluefirebrand on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:45PM (#34812672)

> Meanwhile, a single mother in poverty with 4+ kids is a regular sight depending on what side of town you are on. Yet, "I'm too poor to have kids" is not a phrase you'd ever hear from such a person

"I'm super happy and am living a great life" is probably also a phrase you'll never hear from this person.

Because what people are really saying when they say "I'm too poor to have kids" is "I would have to sacrifice a great deal of the comfort and stability of my life to have kids" and they are choosing not to do that.

From one perspective it's a selfish choice.

From another, having kids when you can't afford them is the selfish choice.

From yet another, having kids at all is a selfish choice.

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Re:Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are startin... by mariosisters on Thursday February 16, 2023 @06:18AM (#34817341)

Don’t leave us hangin’ with the asymmetry!

From yet another, not having kids is a selfish choice.

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Re:Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are startin... by FrontierPsych on Saturday February 18, 2023 @05:22AM (#34845720)

And from yet another, who cares about children in the first place?

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