They must of just let there babies starve or something idk

This is a semi joking post

  • kofe@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Jokes aside, there have been cultures where women went into labor and would deliver by themselves away from the tribe. It’s been a while since I read about it, but iirc if she returned without the newborn is was either unacknowledged or at minimum just accepted as her decision. Imagine having a still birth or a child with extreme physical deficiencies prior to modern medicine. I do remember thinking when I read it that it surely resulted in women not returning, too, because childbirth can be risky even with a team of professionals.

    Also wet nurses have been a thing, and the practices with that range from understandable to horrific - think wives of slave owners not wanting to breast feed, so they force a slave that’s given birth recently take on the duty, usually as a priority over their own child. Course, there’s always been women who couldn’t produce milk, so it has been done altruistically, too

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      13 hours ago

      That one always confused me. They probably aren’t feeding and housing the slave that’s feeding their baby well. Maybe I am missinformed but i’d imagine that provided less healthy milk. Not to mention the stress associated with having to feed someone else’s baby.

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      1 day ago

      How would they get a mortar and pestle? They didn’t have stores back then.

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    1 day ago

    So, women are beautiful, and their big bouncy boobs are loved by everybody…but what if I told you a secret hack that could feed babies, using nothing more than a pair of boobs??? Gerber hates this one simple trick!

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          23 hours ago

          Well no because I switch drugs once in a while

          Got to stay fresh when I’m doing business critical work

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            10 minutes ago

            That only works for awhile. Eventually you run out of dopamine and then nothing works, even if you haven’t touched it in years. Ask me how I know.