532
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

yea, obviously if you're at home breast-feeding, then you're not buying as much formula for whomever is tending the baby while you're at work.

i always thought it was funny how people will feed their baby some synthetic formula, but as the kid grows up then they insist on cow's milk instead of some alternative

[-] cy888@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Formula instead of breast milk due to advertising from formula manufacturers.

Cows milk because of advertising for US department of agriculture on behalf of dairy farmers.

[-] Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

no one makes any money from mothers breastfeeding their babies. so yea,. formula

[-] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

To be pedantic, lactation consultants do

[-] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah plus whoever makes lanolin, nipple shields, nursing bras and tops, burp cloths, pump parts, and then eventually therapists i assume, because I'm breast feeding rn and it's making me a freakin crazy person. I need more sleep.

[-] howrar@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The milk doesn't just appear out of thin air. Lactating moms need to eat a lot more to produce it. Someone out there is profiting from that extra food.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Baby formula is usually cow's-milk-based

this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
532 points (99.4% liked)

Fuck The USA

702 readers
53 users here now

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS