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If I remember the research correctly I believe that most of the benefits are derived in the first 3 months. After that you have vastly decreasing returns in general health. The psychology side is a lot murkier but I would think the same holds true.
My wife breastfed 4 children all until about 18mo. She was lucky that it just came naturally to her and the children. Not everyone is so lucky. And yes, there is very much a cult around breastfeeding. Since she breastfed our children for so long people often ask her for advice. After practical advice she seems to spend most of the time assuring them that it’s OK not to breastfeed. The breastfeeding cult will make you feel like you are killing your baby if you don’t do it. It’s really quite disturbing.
M1 is right, but the cult of breastfeeding is way overhyped. The guilt and emotional distress my wife went through when she couldn't was extreme. Know lots of people who went through the same thing.
I think it goes both ways. My wife pumps for our 6 month old and the bs she has to deal with from people is ridiculous. Add on having to do it while traveling and I am very impressed with her commitment. TSA, airlines, hotels, etc. all berate and make a huge deal to accommodate an extra pump bag or a fridge for the room.
I am sure there might be something. But in general the underlying benefits that formula can’t deliver is customized immunity.
Mother’s milk has the antibodies that her body is susceptible to. Since the baby shares similar genetics they already have a head start on several of those immunities and need to only learn newer and lesser diseases.
Beyond that typically everything else can be delivered through formula. That is why first few weeks/months is critical. After that benefits are marginal beyond free milk.
From my practical experience, the medical/physical drawbacks of not breastfeeding sometimes do not outweigh the emotional/physical drawbacks of a mother seriously struggling.
Fed is best.
If your wife is struggling up to or past the breaking point, make the decision for her health to stop, and pitch in as formula dad.
Thanks. I was thinking maybe there was something related to skin on skin or the intimacy of the actual act of breastfeeding in addition to the content of the milk. ??
It my point remains—how on earth could they determine any causality in a scientific way?
I’d be fine with correlation
100% agree Fed is best. If you can breastfeed, do. If you can’t, don’t. If you need a lactation consultant to help breastfeed, try it—they can do wonders. My wife and I did a hybrid approach for both children (production was hard), and my wife is a certified lactation consultant, too. I would think the emotional toll of letting the cult make you feel like garbage far outweighs the benefits of forcing it, if it’s not happening. The skin to skin intimacy is a thing and great — perhaps more for psychological benefits for both. They also actually have products that allow you to do that with pumped milk or formula, too (see Laally, for instance).