Episode 22: The Breastfeeding Myth
A two-week-old Elliott uses symbols he doesn’t really understand to be more meaningful than he knows.
In this episode, Liz talks about breastfeeding and like, so much other stuff.
Show Notes:
The Case Against Breastfeeding:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/04/the-case-against-breast-feeding/307311/
Another article from 8 years later:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/2017/05/30/the-case-for-formula-feeding-as-an-informed-choice/#3ae64c635fa3
It’s not free:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kavinsenapathy/2017/03/31/5-reasons-breastmilk-isnt-actually-free/#532a81e3dfc4
From Cribsheet:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/23/716403704/drowning-in-parenting-advice-heres-some-advice-for-that
Nipple confusion is not a thing — you don't need to wait three weeks after birth to give a pacifier or bottle.
See! Some women like it:
https://time.com/99746/its-time-to-end-the-breast-is-best-myth/
We didn’t talk about this either, but this episode of The Longest Shortest Time talks about wet nurses!:
https://longestshortesttime.com/episode-123-the-weird-history-of-judgy-parenting
Not discussed in the episode: Trystan and Biff of The Longest Shortest Time’s series “The Accidental Gay Parents” had a follow up in the podcast’s final season. Their story is incredible, and you should listen to all of it, but Trystan, who is a trans man, talks about if he decided to use his body to feed his baby in this episode. He brings up a lot of interesting and nuanced points!:
https://longestshortesttime.com/episode-211-the-accidental-gay-parents-6
Liz’s Twitter Thread about Take My Wife and Bajillion Dollar Properties:
https://twitter.com/exclamate_/status/900158143203876864
