• vortic@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I don’t take issue with all of this post, but I do take issue with some of it:

    • Vaccines - Agreed, good
    • Home birthed - Agreed, not a home
    • Breastfed - Breastfeeding has been shown to actually be better than formula because its nutrients are more readily absorbed by the babies. It if generally for brain development, the immune system, and overall physical development.
    • Essential oils - Agreed, junk science, but they do smell nice!
    • Tetanus vaccine - Bullshit. He was hung out to become jerky in the middle-eastern sun. His death had nothing to do with tetanus.

    Lastly, the arguments being made against the insane post are unnecessary. All you need to ask is “would you like your kid to grow up in the same environment that Jesus grew up in?” Anyone being honest would have to say “no” unless they are insane.

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        Apparently a lot of people in my area. Every time we got any prenatal care we were lectured about vaccines and breast feeding.

        Finally got sick of repeating that we were going to breastfeed and get shots.

        “Hit her (the baby) with whatever you got at whatever appropriate schedule.”

        Nurses mouth dropped.

        “We’re not stupid.”

        “ok… good”

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        I am not anti-breastfeeding, but my daughter just was not willing to do it for more than a few seconds and she was willing to take a bottle. My wife pumped breast milk for a while, but it’s a tedious and humiliating thing to do, so after a couple of months, we switched to formula.

        Sometimes breastfeeding just isn’t possible, unfortunately.