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Originally Posted by IrishLake
#3 co-slept more than the other two because... it was easier for me to just roll over and pop a boob in her mouth when she woke up for those middle of the night feedings. I would doze, she would eat, and she would fall off when she was done. We were happy campers.
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This was the only reason we co-slept with either of our kids. Had I not be BFing, I would not have co-slept because I would've had to get out of bed anyway to prepare a bottle.
I don't want to judge either way - I'm amazed that some women want to (and can) BF for so long. I'm also more than understanding of women who only do it for so long. And even more understanding of women who choose not to BF at all. And, if one of the reasons is because she doesn't want to have to either avoid alcohol altogether or pump and dump, so be it. She shared her body for 9 months - I don't see it as unreasonable (and certainly not worthy of judgment) to opt for the bottle.
The woman on the TIME cover, though... it's hard not to judge her simply because of her poor decision to exploit her kid.