I run a modest but pretty vocal community of people who take issue with the current state of breastfeeding promotion (as well as people who are totally cool with breastfeeding promotion, but ended up using formula for whatever reason and are willing to put up with the constant drama and debate because they have few other communities where they feel safe asking
questions about formula feeding).
Not exact matches
At My Organic
Formula, we understand you may have a lot of
questions about the solid food phase of
feeding, and hope the following tips will make the phase smooth for you and your baby.
As you might imagine, I am asked this
question frequently, though I find it a bit awkward to answer, because it is my belief that instead of talking
about the «benefits of breastfeeding», we should be talking
about the «risks of
formula feeding.»
I felt so much guilt
about supplementing and
formula -
feeding my babies that I rarely left the house, cancelled plans, and
fed my babies in private to avoid
questions, looks, comments, and that goddamn overwhelming guilt.
Dr. Marinelli: As you might imagine, I am asked this
question frequently, though I find it a bit awkward to answer, because it is my belief that instead of talking
about the «benefits of breastfeeding», we should be talking
about the «risks of
formula feeding.»
If you have any
questions about whether to breastfeed or
formula feed, talk to your pediatrician.
Even though I meant it as a legit
question (because I both breastfed and
formula fed), it can still be incredibly shameful to a mom who's either already struggling with her decision or on the defensive
about it.
To Lorraines
question about when to
feed a baby water or milk.You can give your baby water whenever you'd like but remember its has no nutrition so you want to make sure you don't substitute it for
formula or breast milk.Don't
feed your baby cows milk until after one year of age.
Here, Jay Hoecker, M.D., an emeritus pediatrics specialist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, answers important
questions about breast -
feeding and
formula -
feeding.
To assess the duration of exclusive breastfeeding participants were asked two
questions about age: 1) «How old was [child's name] when they were first
fed formula?»
This is not necessarily a BLW
question, but my 8 month old is now
formula fed and I don't know what to do
about diary.
Consider the post, 5 Cool Things No One Ever Told You
About Nighttime Breastfeeding, which claims that the number 1 coolest thing about nighttime breastfeeding is «breastfeeding moms actually get MORE sleep than their formula - feeding counterparts,» and concludes with the rhetorical question: «Did you ever think, when you hear your baby rouse at 2:00 am, that they are actually giving you the gift of MORE sleep...?&r
About Nighttime Breastfeeding, which claims that the number 1 coolest thing
about nighttime breastfeeding is «breastfeeding moms actually get MORE sleep than their formula - feeding counterparts,» and concludes with the rhetorical question: «Did you ever think, when you hear your baby rouse at 2:00 am, that they are actually giving you the gift of MORE sleep...?&r
about nighttime breastfeeding is «breastfeeding moms actually get MORE sleep than their
formula -
feeding counterparts,» and concludes with the rhetorical
question: «Did you ever think, when you hear your baby rouse at 2:00 am, that they are actually giving you the gift of MORE sleep...?»
4 Common Bottle -
Feeding Myths If you're
about to wean baby off the breast or would like to supplement breast milk with
formula, you may have a lot of
questions about the transition from breast to bottle.
The doctor asks this
question to determine whether your baby is getting enough breast milk or
formula to thrive, and to find out if you have any concerns
about feeding.
Her all - too - innocent
question about day care or
formula feeding is
about to get her embroiled in the fight of her life.
Infants were followed up through a structured telephone interview every 4 months (ie, at 4, 8, and 12 months), which included
questions about general dietary patterns (breast and
formula feeding), the timing of introduction of solid foods (including rice cereal), and changes in water supply.
I have a
question about a more extended disruption in routine... I came down with the stomach flu on Saturday, and my husband had to bottle
feed our 3 month old
formula for me.
Many families do not adhere to recommendations advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants be
fed only breast milk or
formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life.1 — 4 Although the health consequences associated with the early introduction of complementary foods are controversial, 5 — 8 there is evidence that early introduction of solid foods may increase infants» risk of enteric infections, allergic reactions, obesity, choking, and food aversion.9 — 13 Complementary foods are often high in protein, raising
questions about the consequences of high protein intakes on growth and obesity.14 In addition, early complementary
feeding does not increase the likelihood of nighttime sleeping15 and may increase the likelihood of
feeding disorders, especially if parents introduce developmentally inappropriate food or
feeding techniques before children have acquired the necessary neuromuscular skills.16, 17