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Annelise Roberts's avatar

Lol! But, I think this might explain that rising rage feeling that can happen when one of the older kids is messing with the baby! It doesn’t happen when it’s the older kid messing with the next kid down. So maybe it is very specific to this “must protect the nursing baby (who is lolol not even really a baby and probably more capable of protecting herself than I am as the yougest of 5 😆😅). Biology is just so wild and crazy, and totally makes sense.

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Sara Dietz's avatar

I wonder how much nursing aversion plays into this too…

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Charlotte | Baby Brain's avatar

I get like this too! Hadn't even made that connection

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Charlotte | Baby Brain's avatar

I laughed so hard at the bear demanding snacks - it's me!

I wasn't aware of this study, but find this so interesting. I'm using it as an excuse from now on, too - "Sorry I got bitchy babe, I'm lactating"

Thanks for sharing

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Shannon Hood's avatar

Laughed SO HARD at that bear roaring for snacks. 😂 Right there with you. I need to show this to my husband and see if he finds it as funny as I do.

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Morgan Wrolstad's avatar

Yes so much to this. But also, what about the specific rage when your darling sweet baby decides to bite your nipple like a feral little animal 😭

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Ginny Poe's avatar

This explains a lot.

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Caroline Manring's avatar

"feature, not a bug" -- hahaha nice. I was unable to breastfeed my twins but have PLENTY of rage... perhaps even the formula-feeding, middling level of warcraft is well above the human average. Any data on that?

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The Coop Scoop's avatar

Rage, rage rage against the dying light!

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Amber Adrian's avatar

Love this so much

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