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Breastmilk Verses Formula: The Nutrition Benefits of Breastfeeding over Bottle Feeding Your Infant
Breastmilk Verses Formula: What is the Best Substitute
for Breastfeeding
Sometimes, breast-feeding just doesn't go right, and all
the advice in the world can't prevent some women from
finding it too painful. If you've worked with a lactation
consultant, practiced various holds and techniques and still
find breastfeeding uncomfortable, you may need to bottle
feed your baby. In this case, you might be able to use a
breast pump so your baby still gets the ideal—breast milk.
If you can pump your breasts and store the milk, you're way
ahead of the game: formula is expensive and a hassle! But in
cases where even pumping breast milk won't work, I know, I
know, all the experts say that breast milk is best, but
guess what: lots of babies do just fine on formula. You can
still bond with your baby! Bottle-feeding still involves
plenty of holding, gazing and communicating, and these
activities also stimulate the immune system and create a
healthier baby and mom or dad. So, if you just can't do the
breastfeeding thing, don't rack yourself with guilt. Consult
with your pediatrician to find the best formula you can, and
move on. After all, generations of babies have been bottle
fed, and so will generations to come. |
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Benefits of Breastmilk Verses Formula
Some people think that after a few months, it's "natural" to
stop nursing your baby and to use formula instead. This idea was
created and perpetuated by companies that sold formula—until the
recent scientific evidence for the greatness of breast milk
overwhelmed any claims formula could make. Don't switch if you
don't have to! Unless you have another health concern that
affects your breast milk or a schedule that simply won't allow
breastfeeding, there are no particularly good reasons for
switching your child to formula at any age. Formula is markedly
inferior to breast milk, as it fails to provide the immunity and
nourishment so easily made by a woman's body.
Switching to Formula Sooner Instead of BreastfeedingSome women move their babies on to formula because of pressure
from family or friends, who feel that mothers shouldn't nurse
beyond a certain infant age—say six months or a year. Even
twenty years ago, no one understood the tremendous benefits of
breast milk over formula, so that grandparents may find it
unsettling and peculiar when their daughters continue nursing
past the six month mark. But the American Acadamy of Pediatrics
came out ten years ago to say that it's preferable for mothers
to nurse their children even beyond the first year. In fact,
some people think, the longer the better! Proponents of
child-led weaning say that children will wean themselves as they
develop. There's usually no reason to switch a child from breast
milk to formula: if you can keep nursing until your child is on
solid food, you'll save a lot of time and money.
The average age of weaning in the world is between the ages of 3
and 4 years, but in the U.S., children are often weaned by their
first birthday. A lot of early weaning has to do with the fact
that, in this "rich" country, more and more families are
dependent on dual incomes, while the workplace has yet to make
room for the family to the extent that employers will consider
providing on-site child care for mothers with small children. If
you're thinking of switching to formula because breast-feeding
is hampered by your job, you're not alone. But consider finding
ways to pumps and store breast milk so you child can continue to
reap its benefits even if you can't always be together to nurse.
Continue reading more information about
Breast Pump
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