I don't know exactly why I was so
concerned about bottle feeding.
Not exact matches
If you're really
concerned about this, you could always use a breast pump and measure it in a
bottle before
feeding.
Numerous health bodies are raising
concerns about the risks of prolonging the
bottle feeding period and the use of sweetened products, not least their impact on children's eating habits and taste profiles and of course obesity.
This is because many parents are
concerned about nipple confusion when alternating between breastfeeding and
bottle feeding.
If you're
concerned about ensuring paced
bottle feeding while you're away from your baby, you can consider sending multiple
bottles with less amount of milk in them, as opposed to fewer
bottles that are filled completely with milk (for example, send 4
bottles each with 80mL rather than 2
bottles with 160mL).
One might contend that comments equating
concerns about the ill effects of
bottle feeding with female misogyny are congruent with the long time pattern of female internalization of male views
Baby treats night time
feedings as play time — If your child is less
concerned about the boob or the
bottle and more interested in playing, she isn't really hungry, just accustomed to getting up at that time.
If faced with any of the above situations, some mothers may wish to cup
feed (and avoid
bottle use) due to a
concern about nipple confusion.
Send information
about formula and
feeding bottle marketing practices that
concern you to Baby Milk Action.
I am
concerned about the prevalence of autism but have not seen any data which shows the smoking gun — I really doubt it is encouraging women to nurse or pump and
bottle feed since children throughout time have gotten nourishment this way.
We assist in newborn care, support the mom with breastfeeding or
bottle feeding, offer suggestions or answer questions
about feedings, diapering, bathing infants or just listen to her
concerns or fears.
Observational data suggest that fathers are important in the maternal decision on how to
feed the infant and that mothers choose to
bottle feed or breastfeed for a shorter time when the father is not supporting breastfeeding.16 — 19 Moreover, supporting the father during breastfeeding may help to improve the mother's satisfaction with breastfeeding, duration of breastfeeding, and adaptation of both parents to parenting.10, 20 — 23 Despite these data, the fathers are poorly informed
about the advantages of breastfeeding24, 25 and may have many
concerns that are poorly addressed and that can negatively influence initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding.