Now when I hear people asking a woman sporting a baby bump about
her breast feeding choice, I think about how it may not be a choice for her or anyone in the long run.
Not exact matches
Breast feeding in most parts of the world is not a
choice, they must
feed their babies anytime, anywhere, to know now that the church is understanding that fact of life FINALLY, is awsome.
While
breast feeding is certainly the best
choice (I nursed all 4 of mine for a year +), not everyone is blessed to be able to do so.
This isn't about privileged women saying «
breast is best» (a woman's
choice how to
feed her child is her own)-- it is about misleading, unethical, and in some cases illegal marketing practices, illegally sourcing milk from a horrible dictator, and the use of slave labor.
The healthy
feeding choice for babies is
breast milk.
While he said an infant's own mother's milk is generally the best for him or her, in some cases, where a mother is not healthy or can not
breast feed for other reasons, donated milk is the next best
choice.
WHO also considers a mother's
breast milk to her own child as the healthiest
feeding choice.
I would never make an issue about someone else's
choice to
breast feed just because I don't want to do so in public, but I also have the right to feel uncomfortable about it.
You know that your
breast milk is the healthiest
choice for him, but once that cherubic little nurser grows older, figuring out the best approach to
feeding him healthy foods becomes more complex.
They need to acknowledge, comprehend and appreciate that
breast milk and
breast feeding is and should forever be the first and best
choice for both mom and baby.
«If a woman wants to
breast -
feed, that's good — but it's her
choice.
The companies readily concede
breast milk is best but also say women who can't
breast -
feed, or choose not to, deserve a
choice.
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.
Women who make a conscious
choice not to
breast -
feed should have the courage of their convictions.
A mother should always have the
choice to bottle or
breast feed.
I'm sorry, but you made the
choice, like it or give up, because there are plenty of mothers wanting to
breast feed but struggling, they don't need to hear those who can BF moan about having to give stuff up or having to
feed in public.
However, I was always intending to combination
feed then give up breastfeeding and switch to formula after a few months as I wanted some freedom.It was my
choice to breastfeed, to give up having drinks, to do the night
feeds, to get my
breasts out in public and everything else you mention above (I didn't watch what I ate, if I listened to the HV about giving up dairy and greens and everything else, then I would have felt like crap) I made that decision and by the sounds of it so did you.
So basically like all of you gorgeous dedicated women, I had decided that I was going to
breast feed no matter what, not realizing that my boys
choices and preferences would have an impact on this
choice.
So whether we choose to breastfeed our babies for 2 years, 2 months, or not at all, we should respect each mother's
choice, feel confident in our own, and most importantly, be honest with each other about both the gift and the sacrifice that comes with deciding to
breast feed (or not).
Our classes cover all the basic information about labour and birth, but also include strategies for pain management,
choices, decision - making during labour, coping techniques, and medical options, as well as
breast feeding, baby care, and postpartum reality.
Choice for
feeding mode: If pumping is not going to be your regular
feeding mode then a double electric
breast pump will be a waste of money.
[Intro / Theme Music] SUNNY GAULT: Welcome to The Boob Group, we're here to support all moms who want to give their baby's
breast milk and to respect the
choices of moms who want to
feed their babies in other ways.
I think that
breast feeding is a personal
choice.
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.
Sometimes this is mom's
choice and sometimes there are situations that prevent mom from
feeding directly at the
breast.
Not fair to those of us who have no
breasts and have no other
choice but to bottle
feed.
In addition to following the guidelines issued by that 2004 IOM report, we can help parents make evidenced - based
choices for
feeding their babies by adopting the 1981 World Health Organization International Code of Marketing of
Breast - Milk Substitutes.
Breast feed or bottle
feed, organic, cloth, attachment, helicopter, work, nanny, or daycare — there is no
choice immune from the clucking of judgmental passersby.
No
choice is a bad
choice which ever way you go, but in my case I feel the pain - in - the butt aspects of
breast feeding are far outweighed by the benefits.
For whatever reasons a mother chooses to
feed her baby formula, it is that mother's
choice and as long as the baby is being
fed with LOVE, it doesn't matter the source, beit formula or
breast milk.
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.
While the
choice ultimately lies with the mother, there is a strong body of evidence that indicates that
breast feeding has numerous health advantages, including the strengthening baby's immune system, preventing allergies, reducing the risk for SIDS, and maybe even helping their cognitive development.
Given the
choice, conventional wisdom indicates that
breast feeding is better than bottle
feeding.
Immediately after my scheduled c - section these two boys were sucking onto their skin and the nurses latched them on to Mommy at the same time and that moment makes me realize, I made the best
choice to
breast -
fed my 7 lb babies and at 9 lbs I can see that they're enjoying every second of it: --RRB-
When it comes to
feeding your baby,
breast milk is the ideal
choice.
Robin Kaplan: However, when you are comparing the two, it is important to know that if you do have a
choice and you want to make the
choice between breastfeeding and formula
feeding your baby, the
breast feeding...
breast milk is far superior and that's just because it is alive.
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.
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.
Breast -
feeding is a perfectly valid
choice, and I would never stand in the way of any woman who wanted to nurse.
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?
The
breast -
feeding campaign is designed to persuade women to make good
choices.
I'm not sure if you are still looking for advice, but I have experience with it... My 8 yr old stayed in the bed with me (and hubby) since day 1, when I got pregnant with my second when he was 16 mths old, we set up his room with a toddler bed (he could get out of his playpen since 9 mths un-assisted, and never had a crib) so we made sure it was fun and playful and gave him that option, we also set up a separate cot beside out bed, so he could be with us still (I was not comfortable being pregnant with a toddler and hubby in bed then, knowing I would have a baby soon) since I was pregnant I was able to talk about it to him and explain why he was going to have to one day move to his own bed (in our room or his) by the time I had the baby he was starting the nights in his own bed and if he woke up he would come into his cot beside our bed... I let him continue like that as long as he wanted, it took time but I did not push him at all, same with
breast feeding I let him make the
choice... when I left my hubby (now ex) the boys were both big enough (2 and 4 yrs) for me to be comfortable with them both in bed with me, and I was still nursing my younger one until he was around 3.5 yrs old, so we just had a big bed with us all piled in, I miss those days so much: (so how did I finally get them both out of my bed?
My mother, my friends for whom
breast feeding was the only
choice for them, books from doctors who believed that «absolutely any woman can breastfeed, even thought who have adopted other babies»... they all told me to faithfully keep up the good work and it will come.
Breast milk may be the best food
choice for infants, but most American babies are
fed formula at some point.
Feeding at the breast needs to be the first feeding choice for
Feeding at the
breast needs to be the first
feeding choice for
feeding choice for babies.
Using cloth is a personal
choice just like
breast feeding and baby wearing.