After receiving a particularly vehement comment from a young mother who claims that formula feeding is the best choice for all infants, I felt it necessary to re-post this article from last year:
http://organicallyinclined.org/2008/02/04/breastfeeding-versus-pumping-versus-bottle-feeding/
To read the young woman’s comment and my reply, please visit here.
It is disheartening to see such a young woman so convinced that formula is the best option – and that just because she can afford it, it means that it’s the best choice. Please help me, fellow nursing moms. I want this young mom and many others like her to understand the benefits of breastfeeding – and why formula, while an adequate solution, is not the best one!
Oh, and I am well aware that I am opening myself up to attacks on this issue…but I am unwilling to yield. Breastfeeding is best. There, I said it…and I’m not willing to waiver in my belief!:-)
Tags: breastfeeding
I second the comment- BREASTFEEDING IS BEST. There is no doubt in my mind. Maternal issues aside (drug use in particular) I strongly believe that all babies deserve breatmilk. If for some reason the mother’s milk is not an option, breastmilk banks are available and should be used.
Personally, I’m in the forumla camp. What you feel is right for you and you’re baby doesn’t necessarily have to be right for everyone else.