*facepalm* You'd think I'd know better after going through it a couple of times, but apparently I confused yeast infections (which can in fact happen with some frequency when you're not breastfeeding but your milk has still come in, because you're wet all the time until it dries up) with bacterial mastitis (the bacteria being introduced from the kid's mouth), the former of which is probably not actually going to kill you :P
Ahhh, okay! I was like--but mastitis is the thing you get from breastfeeding! I have to say, I was raised with the impression that breastfeeding is something you do if you can't afford formula, and while I've never heard anyone complain about not breastfeeding (I mean in terms of the symptoms--people complain about not being *able* to breastfeed), I've heard people complain a lot of about breastfeeding. It sounds massively uncomfortable and awful, and I decided early on I wanted no part in it, even if someday in the future I unexpectedly changed my mind about not wanting kids (spoiler: I didn't).
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Re: Various questions from Mildred
Re: Various questions from Mildred