Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and child well-being

Re:Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and ... by salamandersss on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:14AM (#38428347)

Or the fifth state, colic. It can last for months and the child will cry every waking hour. The binary flag is stuck 'on' which in my experience set every family member into a meltdown so you'll get no relief, because a baby that cries inconsolably for hours (months!) on end and can't be fixed is kryptonite to many people.

So yeah, good fucking luck if that happens. You'll have to feed on a schedule, change regularly and check even more regularly, guess appropriate temperature etc because the baby will be screaming bloody murder if awake no matter what.

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Re:Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and ... by drivebyhooting on Monday November 27, 2023 @02:36AM (#38429248)

Not to trivialize colic, but those are likely self inflicted problems by the parents. Bottle feeding stale milk with dirty bottle or using formula or not carefully monitoring the mother’s diet for irritants (milk eggs fish you gotta troubleshoot this) is the likely cause for colic. We act like parents did everything right and were just unlucky to have a colicky baby. It’s actually quite the opposite.

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Re:Hunter-gatherer childcare suggests new key to mother and ... by salamandersss on Monday November 27, 2023 @02:55AM (#38429357)

Rather than present the overwhelming evidence I'm just going to go for the ad hominem and the ban from HN, because it's worth it.

Go fuck yourself, you self righteous piece of ignorant trash.

Goodbye HN! I know I won't be missed, so hey it's mutual.

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