Competitive parenting again

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Posted to a breastfeeding community earlier today, where it was actually a relevant comment, believe it or not:

Ten points for exclusively breastfeeding from the breast for the first six months through AT LEAST two bouts of mastitis, two of drug-resistant ductal and surface thrush, both nipples chapped to bleeding point, tongue tie, GERD and severe dairy, wheat, soy, egg and hydrogen intolerance.

Lose a point if you only had six or more of the obstacles mentioned.

Lose two points if you only had five or fewer.

Lose three points if breastfeeding was easy.

Lose a point for every month during the first six when the baby was given a bottle of your own EBM, even if you were having chemo.

Lose two points for ditto if the milk was donated.

Lose your parenting license forever if it was formula.

Gain seven points for exclusively pumping for the first six months. Another point for every months after that you exclusively pumped UNLESS you vaccinated UNTIL 12 months.

Gain half a point for every pint of milk donated for free to a milk bank.

Lose a point for every time you went to NIP and chickened out because you thought someone would yell at you or try to send you to the bathroom.

Gain a point for every time you had state legislation changed to make NIP permissable whereever the mother otherwise has a right to be with her baby.