Breastfeeding: Vigorous or Cliche
In most public situations breastfeeding is considered disgusting and inconsiderate of others, but in the eyes the mothers who see this as a natural way of life and nothing to be ashamed of, consider women who don't breastfeed to be the same way. Lets not forget the parents that love the fact that it cost nothing for breastmilk and their opposites that say it is an inconvenience to breastfeed and it is not worth the headache. The question is there something about breastfeeding that is so good for babies that they should not have formula or is just a way of expressing motherhood?
Looking in on the mother's side of view from breastfeeding I can understand the reasons why they would consider breastfeeding the better choice. Not only is breastfeeding good for the baby but it is good for the mother as well by lowering the chances of breast cancer. The real reason why a person should not breastfeed is when the mother has an illness such as Aids. Even though formula has come a long way and has made many advancements, it still lacks those motherly advantages including the intimate connection that happens when a child and its mom have those special moments throughout the day. There are many thing and aspects of breastfeeding that are just good for babies to have that formula.
In this video Dr. Bank is answer some question about breastfeeding and comparing it to formula to inform new, soon to be or already mothers about the risks and advantages of formula.
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Personally I think that the choice of breast feeding a child or feeding the child formula should be based on the circumstance in which the mother is placed in. For example if a mother like you mentioned has a communicable disease then surely the baby would need to take formula regardless of the benefits that come with breast feeding, or if the mother is far to busy to breast feed the baby,using formula would also be acceptable. Given the circumstances , that is not to say that a mother can't just decide to deny her child valuable nutrients that come with breastfeeding only. In other words the only excuse a mother has for refusing to breast feed her baby should be illness and not that it is shameful to breastfeed outside.
ReplyDeleteI have a new born baby brother, he's about 2 months old now and he drinks a lot of formula milk. I have observed that for the past month that he has been experiencing stomach problems. He passes a lot of gas and wines a lot. It's because of the formula milk, it's harder to digest! So, my mother started to breast feed him more instead of giving him formula milk all the time. And, it's healthier both for mother and baby! Glad that I learned about this!
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