ugh, screw you hanna rosin and judith warner. you are so out of touch with reality, its scary. "ban the breast pump" and "the case against breast-feeding" are the most ridiculous pieces of shit i've ever read.
oh i get the idea behind it- as american women we are forced to choose something that women in other countries are almost guaranteed- the choice to stay at home with their babies. our american work ethic has pretty much fucked over a few generations of women (like me) who find it incredibly empowering and wonderful to have the opportunity to raise their babies themselves without having to look to outside resources (nannies, daycare) to do it for them for reasons out of their control (jobs, bills, whatever). blame it on our raging materialism here. blame it on our good-in-theory-but-missed-the-point feminist movement. blame it on our shitty health care system that basically ignores the fact that pregnant women may not be guaranteed health care for themselves, their unborn babies and their infants. but for gods sake don't blame the breast pumps and the women who use them to feed and nurture their babies!!!!!!
look-there are PLENTY of things you can do to your children that can screw them up and leave them baggage-ridden adults. i don't believe that how you feed them as infants will do it. call me crazy, but the breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding debate is insane. how can women can judge one another on how and what they feed their babies if its fed with love and good intent?
read and decide for yourself. the comments after the articles are all gems and show that like fingerprints, mothering is unique to everyone.
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