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View Poll Results: Did you (try to) breatfeed atleast one child, if you have biological children?
No, I did not want to try breastfeeding 1 1.04%
Yes, I tried it, but it didn't work for me. 4 4.17%
Yes, I tried it, but it only worked for a few weeks. 1 1.04%
Yes, I tried it, and it worked for atleast a month 48 50.00%
I am not a woman/don't have children. 42 43.75%
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Old 08-31-2007, 11:47 AM
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I'm assuming most of the women here would've been working at the time they had babies. This would give a good indication of what % of working, educated women atleast try to breastfeed their infants.
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I responded yes, even though I am a dude. The wifey breastfeed both children for at least 8 months.

The first was difficult because she had to go back to work. But managed to express enough for Jr.
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I'm assuming most of the women here would've been working at the time they had babies. This would give a good indication of what % of working, educated women atleast try to breastfeed their infants.
Just to clarify, my wife was working and is educated.
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Old 08-31-2007, 11:55 AM
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Just to clarify, my wife was working and is educated.
Please, if the gents around here have/had a wife/SO at the time the child was born, that is a working woman, respond for her. The sample size will increase that way.
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8 mos, 4 mos, and 4 mos for each of my 3 kids. Working & pumping w/ the 2nd, combo of stress from exam 5 and a terrible case of thrush ended it earlier than I planned w/ 3rd.
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yes i beepreastfeed my little hatchlings right beepfore my early morning 100 mile run everyday but i have no 8 teats for my 8 hatchlings too bad for the others
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My coworker is about to have her 4th and has breastfed them all for 8-10 months. She works pretty much full time (I think she's on a 36 hour week or something) and pumps at work all the time.

So I know it can be done!
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Wife breastfed (and pumped) for a year with the first. Is breasfeeding (and starting to pump) with the second. (Today second and I are getting to know the bottle for a bit while Mom and Big Sis go out somewhere. Second is not pleased. But we're working on it.)
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Voted for the wifey. Breast feeding worked well for the first child and not so well for the second.
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