So my questions...
1. Is breastfeeding really such an issue in the US? I mean - almost every mother tries to b/f, but sometimes it just doesn't work out, and that's ok as well. But having to watch your baby so that your MIL doesn't force a bottle on her, or having to explain it to people all the time seemed out of this world for me. But I admit I don't know the situation everywhere. All I know is that my friends who are mothers didn't have any such issues and never made a fuss about it - it just seemed like such a natural thing. We talked about it, but was never an "issue" the way it was in the book.
2. Another thing - when Ayinde said to the other wives of sportsmen that she was just mother, was it really so weird? Here on the forum I see so many women who are "just" mothers (I don't think it's a just, BTW, it's as much a demanding job as sitting in an office - even more demanding as it's 24/24) that it made me wonder if people really are this unadjusted to stay-at-home mums.
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