Bottle-Feeding Moms Ignored

Formula feedin

I totally agree with this.. im from New zealand and am a new mother and i had no choice but to formula feed as my milk supply wasnt enough to keep up with my baby and she lost over 20% of her birth wieght when i was strictley breastfeeding. But the doctors and midwives here are horrible to me for doing it they made me feel like a huge failure and they blame everything under the sun on formula. they all say such bad things about formula its not fair on the people that have no choice. At least with formula you no exactley what your baby is getting and you no how much they are getting aswell... you have no idea what your baby is getting through your milk if anything at all... some people dont have time to sit around all day and feed at the same time as cleaning up there house and making sure they eat probley so there baby is getting enough food. i would never strictley breast feed every again. dont get me wrong breast feeding is good. but i will all ways do both.. that way my kids are still geting the goodness from me but they are also getting the goodnes from the formula. So im not sitting down doing nothing but feeding all day and can have a break and get stuff done. there should be way more information on formula feeding its really not fair on the mothers that cant breast feed.

All moms needs support and education...

In any aspect of parenting, support and assistance are very important. This includes infant feeding whether by the breast or with artificial baby milk. The heightened awareness and promotion of breastfeeding are well-merited given the plethora of benefits for babies and mothers. Human milk for human babies is a biological norm and artificial baby milk is not an equal substitute. With that said, however, there are reasons mothers either can not or choose not to breastfeed and once they weigh the options it is their decision to make for themselves and their baby. Whether a mother is breast or bottle feeding she needs proper instruction as it can have a direct impact on her baby’s health and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and breastfeeding for 2 years but advises that babies who are not breastfed must have a suitable alternative. The WHO recommends that cleaning, sterilization, and storing techniques as well correct preparation of the artificial baby milk be taught to non-breastfeeding parents on a one-on-one basis to ensure the safety of their children.

Gina Ciagne, CLC

Director, Breastfeeding and Consumer Relations

Lansinoh Laboratories

www.bymomsformoms.net

@GinaCiagneAtLansinoh