Why did ancient women like to hire a wet nurse rather than breast-feed their children themselves?

Mothers who have a little knowledge of prenatal education now know that breastfeeding their children from an early age is good for their growth, but if we look at ancient history, we all know that basically all older women have wet nurses and their children are fed by wet nurses. So why was there such a profession as wet nurse in ancient times? Why don't women feed their children themselves? Let's talk about the duties of a wet nurse. A wet nurse is a woman who was hired by some big families in ancient times and gave birth to a child.

It specializes in breastfeeding and raising children for these women, so the wet nurse may be the second mother besides her own mother. These women invited wet nurses to breast-feed their children. In ancient times, only people with status and assets had the ability, which reflected their status class to some extent and distinguished them from ordinary families.

Show your class, which is the embodiment of class under the feudal system. Secondly, why are there wet nurses? This also reflects that ancient women were physically weak. After having a baby, there is no more milk to feed the baby. In ancient times, there was no substitute for milk powder, so we had to employ a wet nurse to ensure the nutrition of children. Another fact is that women in these large families have little time to take care of their children after giving birth. Most of these women spend a lot of time fighting for love and have no energy to take care of their children, so hiring a wet nurse also saves a lot of time.

In fact, these women are still worried that breastfeeding will affect their health, which is of course a competitive factor. In the final analysis, the occupation of wet nurse is something derived from ancient feudal society, which reflects many things and is worth pondering.