05/06/2026
I found out that in Singapore, only about 3% of mums are still exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months.
This was from Singapore 2021/2022 national breastfeeding and child feeding survey.
It made me wonder what happen in that 6 months, the return to work, the lack of rest, the pumping schedule, the washing, the night feeds, the lipase worries, the freezer space, the bottle refusal, the quiet mental load of trying to keep going.
Maybe the number is not a reflection of how little mums care.
Maybe it reflects how much mums are carrying.