Studies have shown that donor milk is a major improvement
over formula feeding, so babies do beautifully on donor milk.
At least in the U.S., the amount of money saved by breastfeeding
over formula feeding is enough to buy a major household appliance (like refrigerator, stove, washing machine, etc) every six months!!!
My family members have been giving me a hard time for choosing to breastfeed
over formula feeding, what are the benefits of breastfeeding, and what is the recommended age of baby to breastfeed for?
I can't tell you how many people would tell me «breast is best» and how much negative feedback I have gotten and have seen being thrown around
over formula feeding.
Studies have shown that breastfeeding has the following advantages
over their formula fed peers:
[Human milk - fed infants have improved motor and mental development, IQ, vision, and adolescent body composition, and reduced metabolic syndrome,
over formula fed.]
Not exact matches
The most important policy priority with respect to the
Fed is protecting it from stone age monetary ideas like a return to the gold standard, or turning policymaking
over to a
formula, or removing the dual mandate commanding the
Fed to worry about unemployment as well as inflation.
They're not there when: * your baby is diagnosed failure to thrive * you're threatened with
formula feeding or the child will be removed from your care * the severe jaundice * the stinky teas and horsepills * your baby starts crying when you unbutton your shirt to
feed them * your child eventually refuses the breast * you nurse, then
formula feed, then pump, then
feed what you pumped, and then start all
over again without a break * the lactation consultants who offer helpful hints like «you must be doing it wrong» or «stop being so lazy!»
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.
When we started
feeding with
formula, once breastfeeding was
over for us, Carter would have 2 - 3 bottles a night at the beginning.
But I had to move him
over to
formula at week 3 and now he is
feeding very inconsistently (varying between 2.5 and 4 hours).
You'll find out when the best time is to introduce food, the benefits of baby - led weaning
over traditional pureed food, the best first foods and foods to avoid, the science of and how to deal with choking and gagging, introducing allergens, how much to
feed, how to manage solid intake with breastfeeding and
formula, and more!
These kits, which are given to all new moms (even those stating their intention to breastfeed), amount to a tacit endorsement by the medical community of
formula feeding over breastfeeding.
Some studies have shown that babies who were
fed breast milk had an 8 - point IQ advantage
over babies who were
fed formula.
I think he was pushing BFing during the 60s and 70s when
formula feeding was taking
over.
The data was obtained through a multi-center trial whereby
over 1000 infants were
fed, for their first year of life, either breast milk or infant
formula containing high or low levels of protein.
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.
You are invited to take part in a survey exploring why mothers
formula feed compared to breastfeeding, and what influences caregivers to choose one brand of infant
formula over another.
A neighbor who visited me shared that she is bottle
feeding her baby with Hipp from this site https://myorganicformula.com/ and that I can rely on their
formula for my baby's needs to grow strong and healthy since the company has been researching breastmilk for
over 50 years.
Plus, he lost
over 10 %, but not once was I offered
formula to
feed him in the meantime and I was watched by the nurses while in tears due to the pain.
I have also found that neither child will eat if they are not hungry no matter how hard you try so I don't think I have
over fed them by using
formula.
Over the last few days we have been showing a few examples as to what we mean by their tactics such as - Excluding breastfeeding off forms when they ask about the way the baby gets
fed,
formula samples being sent to homes that never even signed up, Hospitals giving mothers
formula samples even after they explicitly state they will be breastfeeding, Changing some words on the can to target breastfeeding mothers to buy their
formula, I even tried calling into the «Lactation service» they offer for free and pretended I was having trouble with supply so asked what I should do.
On the one hand, the mantra «breast is best» is repeated
over and
over in any discussion regarding the
feeding and nurturing of babies; In certain circles,
formula shaming is real and it is awful.
For the rest of the
feedings their babies are being supplemented with either frozen milk they have left
over from earlier times or infant milk substitutes (
formula).
In the case of infant
formula, the well - documented risks associated with artificial
feeding are glossed
over by this image transfer.
We're divided
over everything: vaccinations, sleep training,
formula -
feeding.
A clear age - specific schedule of solid meals, milk
feedings and sample age specific mealplans so you know what you baby needs now, how her needs will be changing
over time and how the overall transition from breast milk or
formula to solid food looks like.
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.
An open letter to
formula feeding companies, I recently saw the headlines all
over social media and Facebook; -LCB- source: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/study-breakthrough-infant-
formula-protects-immune-system-like-breast-milk/343573688 -RCB--LCB- source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3875216/Does-finally-end-breast-best-debate-Scientists-develop-
formula-milk-human-bacteria.html -RCB- You came to the conclusion from your «research» [1, 2] that -LSB-...]
Be Flexible You might have to experiment with different types of bottles or
formulas to help your baby adapt to mixed
feedings successfully and your baby might prefer breast
over bottle at certain times of the day.
And this has been proven that
formula fed babies are more likely to be
over weight than breastfed babies so is that really a fact or just someone spouting off useless information because their bored??
Whether a baby is breastfed or
formula -
fed, in the 10th percentile for weight or the 90th, growing steadily on a curve
over time is the best measure of health.
Some cans of ready to
feed formula are considered single
feedings — this means that there is probably none left
over.
It is sad that I have to say this but, just so you know, I have no issue with people who switch to
formula or don't even breastfeed at all — I am
fed up of people arguing
over how we
feed our babiesand although I'm pro breastfeeding that does not make me anti bottle
feeding.
An open letter to
formula feeding companies, I recently saw the headlines all
over social media and Facebook; -LCB- source: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/study-breakthrough-infant-
formula-protects-immune-system-like-breast-milk/343573688 -RCB--LCB- source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3875216/Does-finally-end-breast-best-debate-Scientists-develop-
formula-milk-human-bacteria.html -RCB- You came to the conclusion from your «research» [1, 2] that you have discovered a way to put the good bacteria found in breastmilk, into your
formula.
Some people, especially people who are passionate believers in breastfeeding
over formula -
feeding, think it's a wonderful gift to people with hungry babies.
I love it because i don't have to make a bottle in the middle of the night and make sure it's the right temperature, i'm glad i stick it out through out all that pain, now the
feeding times are our most special bonding moments and i think i'll keep on breast
feeding until she's two or as long as I can possibly can, because i don't think she likes the
formula very much, she'd very much prefere water sometime more than the
formula, I don't make her the
formula over the weekends when i'm not at work, so I think she knows that weekend are exclusively for breast
feeding, i'm loving and enjoying breast
feeding now more than the beginning
Even the American Academy of Pediatrics has never taken a real stand and made any kind of recommendation about
formula feeding, except to say that breastfeeding is preferred
over formula and that you shouldn't use a low - iron infant
formula.
Many moms have to work to help keep a roof
over the kids head, which I think is way more important than breastfeeding vs
formula feeding, so even if they pump their babies are still being
fed out of bottles by someone else.
You may choose
formula -
feeding over breastfeeding because it is the desirable method for you.
Yet despite the controversy
over formula, for the past century
formula has served as a life - saving option for babies who can not be
fed breast milk for whatever reason.
Having gone
over to artificial
formula and experienced
feeding or absorbtion problems, many parents and even doctors erroneously assume that soy
formula will be «better» than the cow - based
formula.
If there was a financial / corporate interest in breastfeeding, like there is in
formula feeding, you would need a doctor's prescription and a valid ID showing you were
over the age of 21 to buy infant
formula.
Just yesterday I started supplementing with
formula hich I feel tremendous guilt
over, especially when being told I need to exclusively breast
feed.
A longer duration of breastfeeding — for example more than 12 months (and this can be
over several babies) is more protective, even if you are breastfeeding at all and whether you are mixed
feeding with some breast milk and some
formula, your breast cancer risks are reduced.
An organization called the Kaiser - Permanente Health Maintenance Organization in North Carolina found that a
formula fed baby costs averaged
over $ 1,400 more per year in additional health costs than compared to babies that are breastfed.
Luckily our hospitals and clinics promote breast
feeding over formula for the first year of baby's life.
Over the years, the issue has been controversial, often leading to moms feeling judged for choosing bottle - fed formula over breast m
Over the years, the issue has been controversial, often leading to moms feeling judged for choosing bottle -
fed formula over breast m
over breast milk.
So, if we do a straight multiplication here, we find that
over the first year of life, average
formula to
feed an average baby costs $ 1,733.75, while the cost of breastmilk is $ 0.
Health risks associated with
formula feeding over the long term include increased incidence of infectious morbidity, childhood obesity, both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).