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0 pointsjaphyr11y ago0 comments

It's exhausting, but it's really not something you want to automate. Whether through breastfeeding or a bottle, those feedings are pretty important bonding time.

When my kid was in this stage I'd stumble in and give him a bottle, but I was always aware that I wouldn't be doing it forever, and someday soon I'd miss holding his little warm body against my chest every night in the darkness. I don't miss the exhaustion, but I do look back warmly on that middle-of-the-night time together.

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guard-of-terra11y ago· 2 in thread

It's not something you want to automate every single time, but how about half the most inconvenient nights?

japhyrOP11y ago

My very non-scientific response: I want me or my wife, or a trusted caregiver involved in every feeding. When you feed your young baby, you're also checking them for all kinds of things - no choking, no vomit that needs to be cleaned up, is their sleep area still safe, etc.

I'm all for automating and using technology to make difficult situations better, but this is really something where you do want human interaction every time.

guard-of-terra11y ago

"you feed your young baby, you're also checking them for all kinds of things"

Which you won't check if you happen to have a quiet child that doesn't wake up during the night.

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