Not exact matches
On the other hand, some mothers simply prefer
bottle -
feeding over breastfeeding as a personal
choice, and that's fine, too.
And while
bottle feeding may seem like a simple
choice, there are still points to consider - how will I know when to
feed my baby?
Dealing with criticism about the
choice to
bottle feed can be difficult.
Try different shapes and flow rates: When you were shopping for
bottle feeding paraphernalia, you were likely faced with an overwhelming number of
choices.
She whisked my baby away, a satisfied smile on her face as she told me I was making a good
choice for the good of my baby, and ran off with my daughter to
feed her the
bottle of formula.
This is where we explore the benefits and challenges of breastfeeding, and discuss the safest product
choices for
bottle feeding, pumping, and baby formula.
Relax in the knowledge that
bottle -
feeding is a commendable
choice and a viable option to ensure your baby's nourishment and sustained health, even if the bad advice pervades the interwebs.
Quite often,
bottle feeding is actually the preferred
feeding choice of the teen's mother or grandmother, significant other, and / or doctor.
It is often not a
choice, but a necessity to formula
feed and I will not hesitate to give my second child a
bottle at the first sign of a problem.
You have the
choice to breast,
bottle or combination
feed, which is a personal
choice.
Gone are the days when my anxieties consisted of the
choice between the
bottle feed - breast
feed or both.
During the first two months of life, however, you could pump your milk and
feed your baby with a
bottle, you could
feed your baby solely at the breast, or you could nurse your baby, supplement with formula, and have your partner take over some
feedings with a pumped
bottle — there are many different
choices that you can make work for you and your family.
If the mom is spending 75 % of her waking hours pumping, cleaning
bottles, and
feeding baby, such that baby spends most of her time in a swing or crib, is breastfeeding still the healthiest
choice?
Finally, wouldn't you admit that it is entirely a woman's
choice to breastfeed or
bottle feed her infant and that coercion is unethical in a medical provider?
A mother should always have the
choice to
bottle or breast
feed.
Whatever your
choice for
feeding your baby, here are tips to make the
bottle -
feeding process easier:
Talking to other women who have nursed or
bottle -
fed, and friends or family members can help shed some light on many of your anxieties that you may have and help you come to
choices that will fit both you and your baby.
When it comes to choosing
bottles — whether to supplement breast
feeding or for times when Mommy is at work at
feeding time, or if baby is being
bottle fed — one that feels natural and reduces colic is an optimum
choice.
If you have to go right back to work or school, or you just want to breastfeed some of the time and
bottle feed some of the time, then partial breastfeeding or partial weaning may be the right
choice for you.
Not fair to those of us who have no breasts and have no other
choice but to
bottle feed.
As a mother who has happily breastfed two of my babies and who exclusivley pumps and
bottle nurses my third, I am saddened by the API's
choice to draw comparison between direct breastfeeding methods and those who breastmilk
feed medically challenged babies.
This
bottle is the perfect
choice for
feeding a fussy breastfed baby but would also make a great
bottle for an exclusively formula
fed baby too.
Breast
feed or
bottle feed, organic, cloth, attachment, helicopter, work, nanny, or daycare — there is no
choice immune from the clucking of judgmental passersby.
But assuming that women who
bottle -
feed are just ignorant and don't know any better is pedantic and undermines not only their intelligence, but the
choice that they made for their own bodies.
BabyCenter's Formula
Feeding Mamas group is a great place to find other moms who are bottle - feeding, whether by choice or nec
Feeding Mamas group is a great place to find other moms who are
bottle -
feeding, whether by choice or nec
feeding, whether by
choice or necessity.
I truly hope that anybody expecting a baby gives breast
feeding a fair try before they decide its not for them because when you make the
choice to be a mom your already sacrificing your body so what difference will a few more months really matter to give your child the best possible start and who says you can't pump all your milk and put it in a
bottle so you can live a normal life and work a job.
If you have no
choice but to take codeine for an extended period, breastfeed your baby before taking your medication, alternate between breastfeeding and
bottle feeding to give the baby a chance to process the morphine from your breastmilk and give your baby a complete break from breastmilk containing codeine every two to three days.
Given the
choice, conventional wisdom indicates that breast
feeding is better than
bottle feeding.
And what is wrong with women making a «
choice» to
bottle feed?
If you read other posts on the site you will see that readers are aware that for a small minority
bottle -
feeding is a necessity, not a
choice.
Combined
Feeding: First
choice bottles are clinically proven to prevent nipple confusion in breastfed babies.
In the recent years, plastic
bottles became the default
choice for
feeding babies.
Circumstances surrounding work and parental leave also play a big role in the
choice to
bottle feed, according to a 2012 report in the Review of Economics of the Household, with an earlier return to work going hand - in - hand with a shorter duration of breastfeeding.
NUK products are not directed against a mother's
choice to breastfeed, but are designed with the realities and obstacles to breastfeeding in mind, thus allowing parents to combine breast
feeding and
bottle feeding by use of products suitable for combined
feeding, when necessary.
Start With a Small Size When you start
feeding your newborn, you will likely want to start with the smallest size of baby
bottle nipple available for the
bottle of your
choice.
A new mother will likely receive strong opinions from her family, doctors, and nurses as she makes her
choice of breast or
bottle feeding for her baby.
Baby Milk Action has asked Mapa Spontex to provide further information on where it warns mothers of the possible negative effects on breast
feeding of introducing
bottle feeding and the difficulty of reversing the decision not to breastfeed as this was not found on its website, advertising or packaging, certainly not in the same location as the false claim that the First
Choice teat is «clinically proven» for «optimal combination of breast and
bottle feeding» nor alongside advise to introduce
feeding bottles by 6 weeks of age at the latest.
Baby Milk Action recommends that mothers who wish to introduce
feeding bottles look to independent information from NHS
Choices and mother support groups as these provide facts on the possible impact on breastfeeding of introducing
bottles and how best to do so.
Plus we swept the board for the second consecutive year in the Mums»
Choice Awards 2016
Feeding Category - with our tommee tippee breast pumps, sterilisers, baby
bottles and weaning accessories all getting top marks from UK mums.
Is that because breast - feeders freely tout their breast -
feeding - is - healthier agenda, while formula - feeders cower in the closet with a
bottle and a baby, afraid to promote their
choice?
I wish that my
choice to breastfeed was as widely accepted as her
choice to
bottle feed.
One issue is Mapa Spontex, the manufacturer of the NUK brand, markets its First
Choice teat with the claim it is «Clinically Proven» for «Combined
Feeding», and encourages breastfeeding mothers to introduce feeding bottles from as early as one week
Feeding», and encourages breastfeeding mothers to introduce
feeding bottles from as early as one week
feeding bottles from as early as one week of age.
We did partially nightwean her my our
choice, not hers, at about a year (I can't remember when, exactly), and that did involve some crying when my husband showed up and wouldn't
feed her (he gave her 1
bottle of expressed milk / night - the extra pumping bought me some much needed sleep).
This natural flow set gives you the
choice of
bottle feeding with or without the unique vent.
My personal
choice would be Yoomi 8oz
Feeding Bottle with Medium Flow Teat.
On the contrary,
bottle feeding seems to be normalised and represented as the obvious
choice.
Non breast feeders are a little vicious when defending their
choice to
bottle feed.
Bags with a pouring spout are also an excellent
choice because they make it easy for you to transfer the fluid to the
feeding bottle.
We risk minimizing the persons behind every breast and
bottle, behind every baby -
feeding choice.
As it turns out, because Sausage was in the NICU and I didn't get to hold her until she was a week old, I never produced any milk at all, not even a slight leakage, so when people ask about
feeding, this is the part I tell them, so worried I am about the stigma of
bottle feeding by
choice.