If breast - feeding reduces the risk of infection, it's not at all clear that going through the stages of pumping breast milk, then freezing or refrigerating it, then heating it will reduce the risk of infection, or reduce the risk of infection as
much as breastfeeding.
As
much as breastfeeding advocates want everyone to know how awesome breast milk is, they don't have to cut down formula or worse, formula feeding moms, to relay that message.
It is part of my physiology just as
much as breastfeeding my bio children was part of my physiology.
While the convenience factor may not be as necessary, bottle fed babies can emotionally benefit from cosleeping just as
much as a breastfed babies.
As
much as breastfeeding is deemed to be one of the most natural acts for moms and their babies, it is not a thing that comes naturally to all women.
They have known my bosom as a refuge as
much as any breastfed baby.
Not exact matches
There would hardly have been
much PR potential in a Daily Mail headline such
as: Mother Arrested for
Breastfeeding Baby on Plane.
I do know that many states have great
breastfeeding programs but I believe that WIC makes formula feeding easier because the moms don't have to buy
as much.
I
breastfed exclusively for 6 months (I'd love to see those doctors saying to do so for 1 year... I'm hard pressed finding one that is actually up on the 6 month recommendation), fed
as much organic
as possible after that, don't use Johnson & Johnson products, co-sleep using safety precautions, babywore frequently, avoided plastics and got rid of most of it
as we became aware of the potential dangers, etc..
So I just don't get the «too
much pressure to
breastfeed» when all around me are images of bottles, ads for formula telling me a happy feeding makes a happy mom, bottlefeeding moms, moms and doctors and nurses telling new moms that formula is «just
as good» and «not to feel guilty», women getting «the look» for nursing in public, or feeling weird about doing it (I sure did)-- to me, any pressure out there is NOT to
breastfeed, or do it
as little
as possible (not if it's not immediately easy or you don't love every minute, not past 6 mos, not in public, not around male relatives and friends, not around children, not if you ever want to go out alone sometime...)
My oldest was a preemie and when she was in the hospital I was told to
breastfeed all the time because that's what's best especially for a preemie, but when I had problems with it (I produced
as much milk per day that she was eating every three hours) there was no support.
That was my thought
as well - that it's not so
much that
breastfeeding prevents a mother from neglecting her child, but that the type of mother who chooses to
breastfeed her child is less likely to be the type of mother who would neglect her child.
As a very strong supporter of extended breastfeeding; I honestly believe that Ava as a 4 year old is still not too old much less too big to still be breastfeeding; Perhaps maybe this is one of Ava's ways of bonding with her mothe
As a very strong supporter of extended
breastfeeding; I honestly believe that Ava
as a 4 year old is still not too old much less too big to still be breastfeeding; Perhaps maybe this is one of Ava's ways of bonding with her mothe
as a 4 year old is still not too old
much less too big to still be
breastfeeding; Perhaps maybe this is one of Ava's ways of bonding with her mother.
WIC,
as a whole, is putting
much more emphasis (money and other resource), into
breastfeeding than it used to.
While WIC encoirages
breastfeeding they don't seem too excited or interested in pushing it
as much as they should.
However, some parents take a
much different approach on other attachment parenting aspects, such
as letting a child decide when it's time to give up
breastfeeding and get his or her own bed.
Breastfeeding (or not breastfeeding) is linked to homelessness (http://phdinparenting.com/2008/09/19/lactivism-and-the-homelessness-problem/), just as babywearing is linked to a baby's emotional and physical well being (not just a fashion statement, thank yo
Breastfeeding (or not
breastfeeding) is linked to homelessness (http://phdinparenting.com/2008/09/19/lactivism-and-the-homelessness-problem/), just as babywearing is linked to a baby's emotional and physical well being (not just a fashion statement, thank yo
breastfeeding) is linked to homelessness (http://phdinparenting.com/2008/09/19/lactivism-and-the-homelessness-problem/), just
as babywearing is linked to a baby's emotional and physical well being (not just a fashion statement, thank you very
much).
Reluctant
as we are to be seen to support a baby milk substitute manufacturer (we are keen advocates for
breastfeeding — and pretty
much a lone voice in emphasising how crucial dads can be in supporting it), SMA offers an interesting example of an advertiser which seems to be getting on board with the involved fatherhood agenda.
If a mom came on there and posted about how
much she missed
breastfeeding and how sad she was that she wasn't able to
breastfeed anymore, I would bring up relactation
as an option.
If someone tells me she doesn't plan to
breastfeed, I think my approach would be
much the same
as if she told me she didn't
breastfeed / isn't
breastfeeding.
Several studies have been conducted examining pediatricians» attitudes toward
breastfeeding advocacy, and most conclude that pediatricians aren't pushing
breastfeeding as much as the AAP official policy suggests they should.
They
breastfed as much as they liked.
Enter the nanobébé innovative bottle feeding system: the first and only bottle created exclusively to support baby and mom's
breastfeeding relationship for those times when mom can't be right there, such
as when she needs to go back to work — or maybe just for a
much - needed night off.
She has artistically penned down the secrets on the best ways to
breastfeed, in addition to other important and relevant topics such
as: how to maintain your supply, handling problems if there are any, what diet to be on when
breastfeeding, what supplements to use in case the baby is not feeding
much etc..
But
as another poster on that Facebook forum lamented, if we had all been
breastfed, «who knows how
much better [we] could have been?»
We know that
breastfeeding is
as much as about bonding
as it is about nutrition and you might be excited to hear that if you adopt or have your baby through a surrogate,
breastfeeding is...
We have to use our IPhones
as flash lights in the middle of the night to see and we pretty
much put the rest of our world on hold while we
breastfeed.
Just go ahead and
breastfeed as much and for
as long
as you and your baby want to.
When a baby
breastfeeds, she drinks
as much as she needs at that moment, possibly snoozes off.
So if you
breastfeed, do that
as much as you can and keep your baby in daylight
as much as possible.
Whatever you plan, spend
as much time
as possible in those first days, weeks, or months exclusively
breastfeeding.
As much as I believe that we should live life without regrets, I am sorry to admit that I didn't breastfeed my second chil
As much as I believe that we should live life without regrets, I am sorry to admit that I didn't breastfeed my second chil
as I believe that we should live life without regrets, I am sorry to admit that I didn't
breastfeed my second child.
And of course offer him your breast
as much as possible if you
breastfeed.
As a consequence, many mothers who plan to
breastfeed their babies are compelled to wean them to the bottle
much earlier than expected.
Once you know about the pause you can cut through so
much of the nonsense
breastfeeding mothers are being told — such
as «Feed the baby twenty minutes on each side».
I love
breastfeeding, and I'm down to do it for
as long
as my kind wants and needs (though, in all fairness, 8 years old would be a bit
much for me).
I have
breastfed for a total of seven years (and counting) and my boobs look pretty
much exactly the same
as before I fell pregnant with my first over eleven years ago.
As a result gastroenteritis, a nasty tummy bug, is
much less prevalent in
breastfed babies.
The consistency of formula fed baby's poop is firmer
as compared to
breastfed babies and is
much more comparable to peanut butter's consistency.
It is best to start weaning off the
breastfeeding session that isn't liked
as much as the others.
And,
as much as I was missing the opportunity to feed Peeper, and
as much as I was not bonding with her, she and Shrike were able to bond in a way that would not have been possible if she had been
breastfeeding from the beginning.
Breastfeeding isn't so
much about the mother, either,
as about a mother meeting the needs of her child.
Learn
as much as you can about
breastfeeding even before your baby's born.
Is it too
much to ask for all celebratory events such
as weddings, birthdays and such to be postponed until I am no longer
breastfeeding?
I attended regualar
breastfeeding support mtgs with an IBCLC
as leader and she so often spoke of her struggle to get local ped docs educated properly on
breastfeeding b / c their bad
breastfeeding advice made her work with struggling mothers so
much harder.
We were happy that things were looking positive, but at 5 pm I was told that she was not to have any more
breastfeeds for the time being because she might need another transfusion and she needed to spend
as much time
as possible under the lamps to keep the jaundice under control.
Lastly choosing a
breastfeeding friendly paediatrician, while this might seem kind of silly that a paediatrician wouldn't be supportive of
breastfeeding not all know
as much about
breastfeeding as other do.
You may find that the morning and bedtime
breastfeeds are the last feeds to stop
as these are often very
much part of yours and your child's daily routine.
I'm sure your second try at
breastfeeding will be
much different...
as they are all such unique experiences.
Because they don't care about improving
breastfeeding rates nearly
as much as they care about hectoring mothers who don't model their own choices back to them.