God, why is it that if breastfeedng is mentioned in ANY context
formula feeding mothers INSTANTLY take offence.
Thus it is important to understand how these individual and contextual barriers to breastfeeding can be addressed.1 Furthermore, from a research perspective, it is important that these pre-existing differences between breast and
formula feeding mothers and infant be taken into account by researchers when testing associations between breast milk feeding exposure and child psychosocial outcomes.
I've heard lactivists say some pretty hurtful things to
formula feeding mothers, and I've heard formula feeders say equally harsh and hurtful things to breastfeeders.
The formula feeding mothers who are guilted, left with doubts as to their choices and feeling undermined in their parenting (except for the confident ones who brand themselves «fearless formula feeders» or «proud formula feeders»)?
Her post was balanced, fair, and not once accusatory or derogatory towards
formula feeding MOTHERS, yet in the comment section she was thoroughly bashed for being anti
formula feeding mothers.
I'm so tired of all
the formula feeding mothers bashing on the breastfeeding moms!
Breastfeeding mothers vs.
formula feeding mothers.
Formula feeding mothers pay an extra $ 700 per year for the promotional samples given out in hospitals that are often wasted.
It can be very stressful for
formula feeding mothers to try to determine which brand is the best of the lot.
and also, the statement about
formula feeding mothers shouldnt bedshare is stupid.
92 % of
formula feeding mothers support breastfeeding; 63 % said they had never been criticized by breastfeeding moms.
She intended to help
formula feeding mothers by posting a raving review about GoButler, a service she used to obtain baby formula for her 6 - month - old daughter.
As a breastfeeding mother now, I do not feel superior towards
formula feeding mothers and honestly hate all the arguing about it.
Breastfeeding, on the other hand, is difficult — aside from the inherent challenges in figuring it out, if you want to do it at night in most hospitals, you have to get out of your warm bed and sit in some chair in the nursery, while
formula feeding mothers peacefully sleep through the night.
A 2008 report in the journal Canadian Family Physician (CAN) notes that treating a milk / soy protein intolerance in infants can be done one of two ways: an elimination diet followed by a reintroduction of the «suspected allergen,» or a «hydrolyzed formula for
formula feeding mothers.»
And frankly, she owes
formula feeding mothers and apology since she was deliberately trying to insult them.
Having read the blurb and comments under the photo, i don't believe she really thought through and understood how her photo being shared all over facebook might affect
formula feeding mothers.
To
all FORMULA feeding mothers: you are my heroes and are absolutely amazing!
To quote myself: If you are one of those women who can't seem to offer your «support» without judging other women either directly or passive aggressively, if you do denigrate
formula feeding mothers in the name of upholding women who want to breastfeed, if you spread outright lies about formula companies and the product they sell, you are doing nothing but feeding into the hype and exacerbating the anxiety felt by some of the very mothers you claim to express concern for.......
So, you have nothing against
formula feeding mothers, but we need to know that we're feeding our babies nasty crap, and we're very naive and being duped by the predatory formula advertising?
So why is it acceptable for
formula feeding mothers to be bombarded with insults under the guise of providing healthcare?
Insulting
formula feeding mothers is no more effective than insulting obese women.
By denigrating
formula feeding mothers as lazy and selfish, they subtly acknowledge that breastfeeding is in fact difficult for many women.
Over 100
formula feeding mothers and their babies protested in front of infant formula manufacturers» offices, claiming milk advertisements have deceived them into giving their babies infant formula instead of breastmilk.
And I KNOW
formula feeding mothers feel judged too.
I bet
a formula fed mother could not say the same...
(I also wonder, if a breastfeeding mother makes less than
a formula feeding mother, does the cost of formula actually eat up the difference?
At the same time, like
a formula feeding mother, she is constantly preparing and washing bottles.
Why is it that when the baby of a smoking,
formula feeding mother dies in a crib that is full of stuffed toys and bumpers no one ever accuses her of taking a risk with her child's life, yet parents who make educated, informed decisions to co sleep and lose a child are lamb basted?
Not exact matches
Babies born by C - section do not get their first dose from their
mother during birth, and
formula -
fed babies miss out on the live bacteria in breast milk.
Frequent breastfeeding will provide nipple stimulation and help to increase a
mother's milk supply to meet the needs of her growing baby, so it may be difficult to return to full breastfeeding if parents decide to partially
formula feed a breastfed baby.»
Both fomula
feeding, ARGH!!!! Neither asked for my help - they have their
mothers (mine including) that push push push
formula!
The film shows how common interventions during birth including antibiotics, C - sections, and
formula feeding interfere with, or bypass completely, the crucial microbial transfer from
mother to baby that seeds the microbiome and kickstarts the immune system.
Today we will discuss the pros and cons of breastfeeding vs
formula feeding, to help those
mothers who are struggling, make the best decision for their situation.
But it ends a longtime marketing practice that breast -
feeding advocates say was designed to turn harried new
mothers toward
formula.
Their analysis showed that the breastfed babies did indeed tend to gain weight more slowly than the
formula -
fed babies, even though fortifiers were added to the
mother's milk.
The guidelines repeatedly reference breastfeeding quotas, instructs healthcare facilities to keep
formula «out of view of patients and the general public,» and uses insulting language such as, «human milk
fed through the
mother's own breast is the normal way for human infants to be nourished.»
For
mothers, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants, with a strong chance of having food allergies due to family history, to have exclusive breast -
feeding for six months, use a hypoallergenic
formulas when not breast -
feeding, have
mother avoid peanuts and tree nuts during lactation, delay introduction of cow's milk until 12 months, eggs until 24 months, and peanuts, tree nuts, and fish until age 3, and to have no maternal dietary restriction during pregnancy.
Around 1960, newborns in America and England were
fed for the most part with
formula and
mothers took lactation inhibitors, Doolan writes.
The pro-breastfeeding campaign has drawn the ire of some women who argue it stigmatizes infant
formula and interferes with a
mother's choice of what to
feed her child.
Either the
mother is ill and can not nurse, or the baby is ill or extremely allergic to
formula, a rare problem, but one that is usually diagnosed after a baby has been weaned and the
mother's milk supply is too low to
feed the child, she explains.
Back in 1997 there was a Health Ministry Decree which prohibited hospitals from becoming a «market» for
formula milk; despite this, many hospitals still do it anyway through a soft - sell approach (giving out
formula «gift packages»), by «terror» tactics (that breast milk is not enough), usurpation (
feeding the baby
formula unbeknownst to the
mother), lies (that
formula is better), or outright pressure.
The program has also enlisted low - income women who breast -
fed their own children to persuade impoverished
mothers that breast milk, not
formula, is the way to go.
Annual surveys by Ross Laboratories, a
formula company, indicate that in 1956, 28.7 percent of
mothers breast -
fed their babies in the first week of life; in 1992, 52.6 percent did.
A baby who is breastfed is getting a huge variety of nutrients in their
mother's milk, where a baby who is
formula fed is getting the same exact thing every time they have a bottle of
formula.
I don't think any
mother out there decided to
formula feed because she wanted to be ~ on trend ~.
Also, a baby breastfed by a
mother with uncontrolled / not well controlled asthma has a much greater risk of developing asthma than a
formula fed baby.
It's no different from a
mother who starts off
formula feeding and then switches to breastfeeding — her baby won't have been «exclusively breastfed» but they are nevertheless a breastfeeding couple now.
One of the biggest decisions a
mother has to make is whether to breastfeed her baby or
feed them
formula.
I was so invested in «breast is best» and in my identity as a
mother including breast
feeding that I literally cried when I bought
formula.