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Yes, breastfeeding can be a full-time job.
Re #1: I agree that parenting is a full-time job 24/7/365, and it doesn't end when they grow up and leave home. However, a woman can breast pump, so it's not necessary to be with the baby 24/7. I've known a few working women who did that. My ex-wife was a stay-at-home mom, and she pumped so that she could sleep at night while I did the 2am feeding.
Re#2: Wet nurse is, and has been, a full-time job for centuries. See this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_nurse
I worked 3 days per week and pumped at work. But my youngest stubborn child that he is, never took a bottle.
That’s a tough job for it to be full time. Just out of curiosity, can you nurse full time? I thought it runs out after a while?
I nursed for a grand total of 7.5 years. It does run out eventually in my experience due to pregnancy with another baby or part of the natural weaning process. :)
7 years? Yeah. That’s a ton of work. I do think you should get some back-pay for that from Mr. Loves2Learn
Damn skippy! 🤣🤣🤣
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In and of itself, no. Really who's going to pay people to breastfeed their children? The federal and state budgets are buckling under their own weight and not every man is a mega bread winner that can afford to have his wife stay how with the kids these days. Realistically it's going to be hard for a mother to opt to breastfeed past the maternity leave period. I mean they can pump the milk but they can't always be around with their own jobs and careers. But if you were to get hired for it then of course, yes. Wet nurses? I think they're still a thing but just very uncommon today. With Covid I'd bet it's even harder to rely on that as a full time job tbh. In generations gone by it was much more prevalent.
We guys are always amazed at what women can do. Having a career while being a mother and breastfeeding (including pumping) are all possible. Not every woman can do it, but I've seen it done... with great success.
I did it! And breastfeed for 3.5 and 4 years respectively.
@AviatorTom right not every woman can do it. Sometimes a woman works more hours then her man even depending on her field. But as I said the taxpayer is not responsible to fork a bill for that job. Is it a full time job? I don't know what do you consider a full time job? I think of it as work 40+ hours a week. Now if we are talking the whole big picture of childcare that's different. But that's not what the question was asking.
@loves2learn You are "pudding" ... you know, as in "proof is in the pudding" :-)
@loves2learn you know i consider you a champion mom. Alas the gov and society doesn't value a good mother these days. they dont even care about our native population growth. They just keep importing more and more and leaving us all on the back burner paying for it with our tax dollars. Its terribly sad.
Thanks @AviatorTom
@t-8900 it is sad
If exclusively breastfeeding, and not pumping, it is absolutely a full time job and more. Bring even just being available to your child, or the child if a wet nurse, you also need to be mindful of what you're consuming and how it will affect the breast milk, which is a requirement that very few jobs have as well. Even beyond just feeding, however, of your breastfeeding, it can be assumed that you're also taking care of the child in other ways, with our without help from a partner/nanny/babysitter, which adds even more complexity and importance to the job
I agree 100%. Thanks for sharing.
No. Obviously not.
I get that you're trying to elevate breastfeeding, which I'm all for. Motherhood and childcare are great things that should be encouraged and considered to be worthwhile full time pursuits. But why would you phrase this question such a way as to make the answer an obvious negative? Breastfeeding is at best one of many responsibilities that would comprise and actual full-time activity.
And "job"? I object to the implication that for a pursuit to be considered worthy, it needs to be equated to employment.
How is it obviously negative? I certainly didn't see it that way! Haven't you ever heard of a wet nurse? That's EXACTLY what they did for a living!
Thanks @FunkyMonkee 🥰
No problem, hun! Take care!!
A wet nurse was required when a mother did not produce enough milk, the baby would literally starve to death. But today with formula, mothers who do not produce enough milk can supplement with formula, thus a wet-nurse is no longer necessary!
I donated 2000 oz of breastmilk my baby wouldn’t drink (stubborn baby!) I helped 10 babies. 🥰
That’s fantastic! Good for you!
I agree with you miss loves 2 learn and like i said before i'll only marry a girl who adores becoming a housewife...
Your forgot that other than the kids, she have the house chores, cooking and making special time for her husband...
I won't let my future wife to breastfeed other babies because her milk is reserved only for our babies...
If she can produce excessive milk, well she can give it in a bottle but without money cause her milk doesn't have a price, it's a lot more precious than any money...
In the end, if she wants money for her milk, it's her choice but to breastfeed other babies, no NO!
Yes it definitely is a full time job to breastfeed!
Where did you get these numbers?
Nailed it my friend!
Breast-feeding? Isn't it "chest-feeding" now? You obviously haven't been keeping up to date on the latest developments in Newspeak.
I am aware. If others want to call it chestfeeding that is fine. I still choose to call it breastfeeding.
Really? How does it become chest feeding?
@Tstrbrainer when a trans man has a baby but feels uncomfortable referring to his mammary glands as breasts, but still wants the best for the baby.
Okay, that makes sense.
Never knew trans men could get pregnant
@Tstrbrainer if they still have a uterus they can. 🤷🏻♀️
I am not sure if women have the power to produce milk 24 /7 other wise we would see breast pumps attached to boobs all the time and corporate sucking the milk out of it
We can produce 24/7! Babies eat whenever they need.
No you don't produce it you store it
Babies eat drink very less ounces so it might feel for you that they are eating all the time but they would suckle a few drops each time
I do being a parent is the hardest job in the world
I saw a documentary of a trans couple who had a baby unexpectedly. The dad carried the baby and the mom was able to take hormones and pump and breastfed the baby.
@loves2learn you get the award for being the nicest, sweetest person on gag
Thanks hun. ❤️
I figured. :)
@sam_antha I had 2 c-sections so not painful at the moment but quite painful for a few weeks after. 😕
100%
By the time they feed, the mother needs to try and eat herself and then the baby is ready to go again.
Once that session is finished, the mum needs to try and get some rest and it rolls around like ground hog day
So very true!
I suppose if you worked for a day care place and could feed multiple kids it might be profitable. Some parents would pay extra for that service. There is probably an advantage to getting it right from the tap instead of from a bottle. I do not know how much milk somebody could produce and does the human body produce more milk if it has the need to?
my wife pumped so much milk I had to buy a new freezer! she worked at that full time. lol
Lol! No joke! I ended up donating over 2000 oz because my youngest refused to take bottles while I was at work.
we used it all up. for awhile I was worried I was gonna be putting it in my smoothies
Lmao! Nothing wrong with breastmilk smoothies!
oh I've tried it! even straight from the source but I don't think I could down a glass of it! lol
Lmao! We both tried it too. Just to
See what the baby was drinking. I think it tastes like sweetened almond milk with marshmallows.
sure, we get paid for it as muslim women if we breastfeed our child.
How do you get paid to breastfeed? Jealous!
I know surrogacy is under rated and a full job. Breast feeding probably is too
You are right about surogacy!
Live and learn. ❤️
Ohhh interesting. My apologies for being ignorant to that resource.
No worries. 🥰
I breast fed mine until she was one
That is lovely you had that bond. :)
Yes i quite enjoyed the experience. I’d do it again if I was to have any more. One of my fave experiences about that year. She was my first and so far only. We’ve still got quite the bond. Always wants her momma close by. She’s my little best friend ❤️
It is truly an amazing bonding experience. I had that with my oldest and then with my youngest. My oldest used to cuddle with me while I was feeding his brother. Very special indeed.
I always felt alone my whole life. I have no idea why I had two parents, three siblings normal family ups and downs. But I just felt emotionally isolated, maybe I did that myself. She wasn’t a planned pregnancy but I’ll tell you I don’t feel so alone anymore 💕
Life works in mysterious ways my dear. What a blessing. 💗💗💗
Ofcourse, it's apart of being a mom. Being a mom is a fulltime job
Yes indeed! 🥰
Good job. It's nice for a woman to feed her own baby, but there will be sagging breasts. Better yet, it seems like a good idea to feed someone else's child for money. In both cases, the breasts will of course sag. But the second option makes sense. Because the woman will earn money in exchange for breastfeeding.
If the women in question don't mind doing it on a daily basis for years on end.
Let me just puke first before answering that. Excuse me.
What? Why?
@Jamie05rhs why you puking?
@loves2learn Not puking at the breasts or the milk. Puking at the concept. Because it's somewhat creepy. (See my own comment to this question.)
@Jamie05rhs got it :)
Being a parent is not a job, it’s a responsibility. As for wet nurses they willing become a wet nurse. If you had a child than you have the responsibility to raise it.
I don't know... This sounds kinda like Mad Max to me. I think that's a slippery slope.
I believe taking care of a little baby and breastfeeding them is a full-time job for mums.
If it is, I'm submitting my resume for manager.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why do you always ask questions about breastfeeding? It makes me confused and keep wondering about it. Is it your fantasy or i misunderstood that.🤔🤔🤔🤔
I ask on behalf of other people some times, like this one. Def not a fantasy. Was my reality for 8 years tho.
It is a action not a jobs unless there is a employer.
If you're doing it for someone else and getting paid then yeah. Otherwise, not so much. . .
I'm also not sure how much demand there is for a job like this. It's not like everyone needs this service.
It must have been for Octomom, lol.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 for obvious reasons she is thankful for baby bottles.
LOL.
Wet nurse... wasn't that a full time job?
Yup! That is why I mentioned it. 🤪
@alleon modern day wet nursing is milk donation. I donated over 2000 oz to help 10 babies.
If you want kids you should know what the responsibilities are.
That is a very insensitive.
I wasn't trying to mean, I just meant you should know what you have to do if you become a mother, of course it's a full time job, you have to sacrifice.
I was fully prepared yes. And I love my kids more than anything. It depleted me more than I could ever have imagined possible.
I know how you feel, it's a sacrifice, you give up your life for them, it's good you love them.
Yes indeed. They were shitty sleepers and I fed them from my body.
At least you're a good mom, not all women are.
I give my all to motherhood that is
For sure.
If it was it would take a toll on your nipples.
Mine got sore at times. HBU?
Yes they did. Nothing a little overnight lanolin couldn’t fix. The worst was when I was ovulating. They would be sore for 2-4 days every month.
Breastfeeding as a parent is not just a job or task, right?
Wish I was breast fed.
As a baby or now?
My mom does too
She was given sweetened condensed milk in a bottle
breastfeeding is almost a full time job
I don't know because I can't relate
It is only a job if there is an employer.
Hmmmm. Interesting assertion.
I suppose
A full time nanny is a thing. So of course!
LMFAO. Only in suckling pig 🐖 world 🌎
yes a wet nurse or wet nanny
Not a full time job
You have formula feeding as an option, no?
There is the term breast is best which is promoted by midwives, doctors and others (not something I 100% agree with).
Some babies won't take a bottle either which is not ideal (fussy buggers)
It *is* an option but should be a last resort in my opinion. May options.
1. Breastfeed directly
2. Fresh pumped milk from mom
3. Frozen milk from mom
4. Breastfed from donor
5. Fresh pumped from donor
6. Frozen from donor
7. Formula
And @boxxie2002 is right. My youngest would not take a bottle
Whatever. It's optional.
Yes full time nany
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