Why do women breastfeed ? Posted: 06-08-06 13:05pm
I am curious as to what women's reasons
are to breastfeed or not to breastfeed ...
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mama5603
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 135
Hi Posted: 06-08-06 13:26pm
Women breastfeed because it makes a bond
between you and your baby and they get
sick less often. If I have another child
I will breastfeed
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Sarah020406
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 86
Posted: 06-11-06 19:07pm
I breastfeed for the first six weeks,
other than sore nipples a few day after
the birth I had no problems at all. But
when my son was 6-7 weeks old I started
drying up - I literally ran out of milk
and had to put him on formula. It doesn't
really worry me now but i'm getting pretty
pissed with the whole 'breast is best"
thing!!!
Breastfeeding is great its much less
effort than bottles but not everyone can
and no one should feel guilty about that.
Formula has everything a baby needs in it.
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Lalee
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 06-11-06 21:18pm
I plan to breastfeed (crossing my fingers
I will be able to) for several reasons...
Not the least of them being that I hear
it's better for the baby and I don't see
the point in buying formula when I can
supply my own stuff! Lol.
That said, I know there are several
reasons beyond mommy's control that can
sometimes prevent breastfeeding. One mom
on the pregnancy forum had to stop because
of her little girl's jaundice.
Personally, I think every mom should at
least give it a shot. Sometimes it works,
sometimes it doesn't, but your baby can be
very healthy either way.
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stephanie24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 53 Location: bc, canaduh
Posted: 06-14-06 21:26pm
Until I became pregnant myself I thought
everyone breastfed their infants. As a
child watching television I saw all
mammals feed their babies this way, so I
thought this was the most natural way of
feeding. I also considered the cost of
formula and time spend cleaning bottles
and nipples vs. Learning how to
breastfeed. Fortunately, I am able to be
at home the first year so I have had lots
of time to get the hang of it. Women who
choose to or have to return to work within
three months may have more of a difficult
decision to make because as soon as they
get the hang of breastfeeding they have to
pump milk or formula feed when they return
to work. I don't know how these women do
it; my hat's off to them
