At that point, she's getting more out of it than her kids are.
I'm sorry, but a lot of that is lactivist bullshit. Please don't spread ignorant facts, because there's nothing to back it up.
Shes getting more out of it than her kids are? What exactly are you suggesting shes getting from it?
You seem to have a huge issue with breastfeeding. Perhaps you could benefit from some understanding of the benefits to both child and mother.
Its really sad to see women coming to this thread to slate breastfeeding or try to downplay the benefits to both child and mother.
Ita not difficult to find the information needed to truly understand breastmilk and its benefits.
Its easier to call women lactivists and try to make out that they are seedy or they think that they are superior to others.
Facts aren't attacks and the fact is that human milk is the biologically normal food for a human baby. Fed is not best, fed is the bare minimum that anyone should be doing
A breastfeeding counsellor like the woman in the mirror article linked would be someone who answers the NCT breastfeeding hotline or runs a LLL breastfeeding cafe. Not a hospital employed laceration consultant
Lactation consultants take years to qualify. It takes longer to qualify as a lactation consultant than it does to qualify as a nurse.
Breastfeeding counsellors can take many forms. Some "only" man phone lines and for others its a full time job.
There is a lot of training and educating needed to become a breastfeeding counseller. Please don't make out that its just someone running a drop in cafe or answering a phone. You are describing a peer supporter which is entirely different