Unfortunately, I think moms like you,
who feed formula out of necessity, bear the brunt of the undue sour looks and questioned motives.
Note that I am not suggesting that formula is bad or that parents
who feed formula are bad.
Mothers who breastfed exclusively or partially had significantly larger reductions in hip circumference and were less above their prepregnancy weights at 1 month post partum than mothers
who fed formula exclusively.»
Not exact matches
There are some infants
who are
formula fed that simply can not tolerate the milk proteins and / or lactose found in commercial infant
formulas.
And for those of you
who are concerned about what's actually in your protein powder, Genuine Health's
formula is totally free of gluten, wheat, artificial colours, or sweeteners, is non-GMO, made from grass -
fed dairy, and packs a whopping 25 grams of protein per 130 calories.
Of course, there are options for women to pump their milk to offer their child a bottle, but for women
who struggle to even produce enough milk to keep their hungry baby satisfied, anything other than
formula -
feeding isn't always an option.
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!»
In Bangladesh, where infant
formula isn't readily accessible, affordable or safe for most families, 98 percent of babies are breastfed and the average age of weaning is 33 months (source:
WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child
Feeding).
Further more, those I know
who breastfed their children are significantly more healthy and don't get sick near as often as those
who have
formula fed their babies.
«In any case, there is clearly more going on the breastfeeding vs.
formula feeding debate than just worrying about
who can make which choices.
Wow, I feel like people
who have
formula fed are taking offense to this.
I was born in the late 70s in Norway and the breast -
feeding trend hadn't quite caught on yet, but I was lucky enough to have a grandmother
who nursed all her three children through a time when
formula was the norm.
And after the hospital I went to a lactation consultant
who walked in the room and just started yelling at me for
feeding her
formula.
I also know many stay - at - home moms
who formula fed and left the workplace to stay with their children - so the «cons» against breastfeeding are «cons about having children» but not cons against breastfeeding.
If you feel unsure of your parenting choices because they are different than the «mainstream,» I doubt the answer is to boast about breastfeeding and co sleeping while trying to make moms
who formula feed feel like shit just so that you can give yourself a pat on the back.
According to Baby Center, studies show that young children
who were exclusively breastfed as infants had higher the IQs and than those that were
formula -
fed.
My son, too,
who was
formula fed after about 2 months has always been healthy.
Growth charts are different for babies that are breastfed vs. those
who are
formula fed, so you want to make sure your pediatrician is monitoring your baby's development against the correct chart.
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.
DR. MURPHY: The
WHO charts came into being because of the exclusive breastfeeding baby was being mistreated if you will in the medical profession because they were being compared to the
formula fed babies.
According to a piece published in The Guardian by author Erik Assadourian, the only people
who should be allowed to
feed their babies
formula are a select few
who have proven «beyond a reasonable doubt» that their milk production is so low that they would qualify for a prescription.
Toddlers
who are done teething and breast
feeding may prefer room temperature
formula.
Some have recommended probiotics as an alternate way to prevent NEC, but a 2015 study (2) found that the probiotics only reduced the rate of NEC in breastfed infants, not in those
fed formula,
who of course already had a higher incidence of NEC than the babies
who were getting human milk.
I have a friend
who formula feeds who uses Similac.
For bottle -
fed babies
who have watery stools for more than a couple of weeks, consult your doctor about changing her
formula.
Schattauer,
who said he's been a family physician for about 26 years and delivering babies for 23, said there is an «explosion» of research on the benefits of using breast milk to
feed infants, as opposed to using
formula.
Assadourian's article casts those
who feed their children
formula as uneducated and misguided.
However, these studies were not conclusive, and further studies have shown that most babies
who reach toddlerhood, whether
formula fed or breastfed, have appropriate calcium levels and bone density.
But for those of us Mom's
who are nursing we do deserve praise because it is a lot harder than using
formula for every
feeding.
There was also subtle pressure - the random older woman in a restaurant
who asked me if I would be breastfeeding; the infant care classes where
formula feeding wasn't even mentioned; the nurse on my maternity ward tour
who warned us that we'd be woken up every two hours to nurse, and asked for a show of hands: how many in the group were going to be breastfeeding?
Either way,
formula feeding your baby shouldn't be an act judged by those
who don't understand a family's unique situation.
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.
My girls were fine with
formula and smart as any other, so I wasn't too upset to bottle
feed [my son], but a lot of other women look down on those
who didn't or couldn't breastfeed.
Parents with infants
who have milk allergies may look to a soy based
formula as a
feeding option.
This was not nearly enough to
feed my daughter,
who was drinking several ounces of
formula at each
feeding.
I've worked really hard not to judge or shame my friends
who choose to — or have to —
formula feed their children, despite my own strong feelings about breastfeeding.
Most newborns
who are
formula -
fed feed every 2 to 3 hours.
But for those
who work to support breast -
feeding, the existence of
formulas that compare themselves with breast milk in their advertising means breast -
feeding is again under attack.
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.
Why it is important to share and act on this information Babies
who are breastfed are generally healthier and achieve optimal growth and development compared to those
who are
fed formula milk.
«I think parents
who feed their children
formulas, whether soy or milk, should not worry about any adverse effects,» senior researcher Thomas M. Badger, a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, said in an email.
My
formula -
fed 16 - month - old is a very bright, active child
who has not had ear infections or any other health concerns that breast milk is supposed to guard against.
Some studies have shown that babies
who were
fed breast milk had an 8 - point IQ advantage over babies
who were
fed formula.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- In a study of six - year - olds, researchers found no IQ differences between kids
who were
fed formula supplemented with long - chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) as infants and those
who got regular
formula, but the PUFA kids were notably faster at picture - matching games.
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.
(For those
who can't or don't want to breast -
feed or can't nurse for a year,
formula is an alternative.)
Literally anyone can be guilty of shaming moms
who choose to
formula feed.
While you may have heard concerns about adverse developmental effects in babies
fed soy protein - based
formula, research shows that they do just as well as babies
who are
fed cow's milk
formula.
I pumped (and supplemented with
formula) until I hired a consultant
who told me that it wasn't my nipples, it was the way my son was
feeding.
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.