And I have a mother who half-jokingly wonders if her lst 3 kids haven't still need glasses for reading/distance in their late 40's because she breast-fed us the longest compared to her latter 3 kids. She breast-fed lst 3, each probably no more than 2-3 months. Mother guilt/humour can be abit strange.
At child 6, she would have nearly shrieked in frustration, if anyone suggested she try breastfeeding any more than 1-2 months. She was too exhausted on many different fronts.
So parents happily dealt with cans and cans of baby soy milk. (Baby sister was lactose-intolerant.)
She made up..for this ....for many many years by preparing healthy meals for us. That is another real parental "test" of dedication beyond breastfeeding, isn't it?



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