I think what you are seeing is:
1.dad (or someone else) wants to feed baby.- "feeding the baby" is a
legitimate way to get to hold the baby in the US, otherwise you are
"spoiling" it!
2.most moms are returning to work by 6 weeks :-(
3.pumps are readily available and considered a necessary BF accessory. If
you have it, why not use it?
For better or worse, all are cultural influences :-( Sincerely, Pat in SNJ
P.S. more fodder for research!
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