Sentences with phrase «women about formula feeding»

As for number 3, it is ethically suspect to exaggerate the benefits of breastfeeding, pretend that that breastfeeding is a matter of life and death in the US, mislead women on the state of the scientific evidence and above all, to shame and scare women about formula feeding.

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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...)

Women don't seek out the support that is there because they're afraid that if they ultimately decide to formula - feed they will be made to feel guilty about not trying harder.

Information about the importance of breastfeeding and the risks of formula is meant to be delivered when women are requiring or requesting feeding information.

The underlying assumption is that women who decide to formula feed do so because they just heard about it, have a free sample lying around, and decided to try it out.

Wow, for someone that knows everything there is to know about feeding a baby, you should probably know that its been a little longer than «hundreds of years» that women and infants have «flourished from breast feeding» You sound very ignorant and judgemental and I hope whatever child you're breastfeeding doesn't pick that up from you, that is way more unhealthy than a mother than uses formula!

It seems counter productive to limit or deny free formula and baby items to women that actually need them to prove a point about breast feeding.

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.......

If you want to go beyond that and consider whether or not the criticism was valid in an ethical or moral sense, I think you should consider that this woman made a public demonstration designed to draw attention and then posted a photo of it on the internet along with her own opinions about formula being poison (clearly a criticism of anyone who feeds it to her baby).

Women are adults, they can choose to formula feed if they like, and they should have access to accurate information about breastfeeding and weaning.

What about formula fed by a nursing supplementer, at the breast (which is totally possible for some women and is often a way to mother at the breast, despite not being able to bring in a full milk supply, for whatever reason)?

Women who opt to formula feed don't have to worry about the things they eat or drink that could affect their babies.

But the truth about it is, you do what works for you, and no woman should feel isolated bc of the inability to breast feed or even the choice to use formula.

I took a lot of flak for that and because of the nasty comments I received (including a horrible woman who flat - out told me my baby would probably die of a horrible plague because I was using formula instead of breast milk and robbing him of antibodies), I am actually very passionate about letting women know it's okay to choose to formula feed, that it is nothing to be ashamed of.

Where women get accurate information about breastfeeding and formula feeding and are allowed to make the choice (if they have one) that's best for their families and then supported, no matter what that decision is.

The reason of course, is that the formula companies have succeeded so brilliantly with their advertising to convince most of the world that formula feeding is just about as good as breastfeeding, and therefore there is no need to make such a big deal about women not breastfeeding.

There is some evidence that counselling women who intend to formula feed about the benefits of expressing milk for very low birthweight babies increases the incidence of lactation initiation and breast milk feeding without increasing maternal stress and anxiety (Sisk 2006).

Obstetrician — gynecologists and other obstetric care providers should support each woman's informed decision about whether to initiate or continue breastfeeding, recognizing that she is uniquely qualified to decide whether exclusive breastfeeding, mixed feeding, or formula feeding is optimal for her and her infant.

Women who breastfed their children had a Body Mass Index (BMIS) of about 1 % less than those who formula fed.

The whole WIC thing where all these (mostly young and uneducated about nursing vs. formula feeding) women are being supplied with so much $ $ $ in formula is RIDICULOUS.If they only offered it to the women who have a real medical problem with nursing - imagine how much $ $ $ $ $ could be used for other, more neccessary issues.If they didn't have a choice and they didn't have it given to them so freely - they would just naturally figure out nursing and it's that simple.If one does not have a choice, what happens???? WE ADAPT

In my time on Evenflo Baby's Twitter and Facebook and in comments on articles about this, I have seen both breast and formula feeding women standing up and calling this ad horrible.

A total of 547 consecutive pregnant women presenting for their first prenatal visit were randomized to receive one of two distinct educational packs about infant feeding, one containing formula company produced materials (commercial) and the other containing materials with similar subject matter but selected to eliminate all forms of formula advertising (noncommercial).

The data suggest that both breast and formula feeding women are ambivalent about breastfeeding, especially in front of others, and that feelings of embarrassment and disgust are expressed by women of varied socio - economic backgrounds.

You have pushed me to improve the clarity of my explanation about the Pakistani woman with twins who formula - fed one...

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