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Originally Posted by emma01
I was making the point that babies can not always be fed there and then, and while in public can surely wait 30 minutes until the mother is somewhere private. And well maybe going back to work was a bit silly because obviously they would wait, but I mean like if they had to go away.
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You can't just wait 30 minutes to feed a hungry baby. An infant's stomach is much more sensitive than an adult's, and they can get large gas bubbles from crying for that long and be in pain for the rest of the day because babies also have difficulty releasing gas.
I should also note that especially newborns don't know that they are hungry until they get hunger pains. And THAT is the reason they cry. It is difficult for new mothers to see the signs of hunger before it gets to that stage, as that comes with practice.
So you would let a baby stay in pain just to spare you the awkwardness of seeing the baby being fed?