Bottle-Feeding Vs Breastfeeding

Very few experts disagree with the fact that breastfeeding is the optimal choice for the infant. However, decreasing breastfeeding rates raise many questions as to why mothers are not choosing the best nutritional choice for their children. Despite breast milk being the obvious choice for infant feeding due to the health, psychological, and economic benefits, many mothers still decide to feed their infants formula due to lack of knowledge and support, difficulties with breastfeeding, and social embarrassment. Changes need to be made with formula companies, medical professionals, and the public opinion of breastfeeding in order to give nursing mothers the support they deserve.

Breast-feeding is nutritionally, emotionally and physically superior for a mother and her child. “Human breast milk is not standard nor is it interchangeable with cow’s milk. It is a dynamic fluid that changes in composition to meet the needs of the baby as it grows” (“Giving your Baby... Diet.” par. #10). Breast milk contains growth factors and antibodies which stimulate the growing baby and protect it from illness such as diarrhea, ear infections, rashes, allergies, asthma, skin problems, pneumonia, respiratory illness and other serious illnesses. Breast-feeding also improves a baby’s chance of remaining healthy. These antibodies are not found in formula. They can not be sustained. Breast-fed babies are also neurodevelopmentally more

In this article Kelly Wallace discusses why it seems the sight of a mother publically breastfeeding still makes so many people squeamish and uncomfortable. She interviews several mothers, bloggers, and discusses many news articles that have been

Every mother of a newborn baby must make a very personal decision when it comes to how they are going to feed their infant. I was faced with that decision 3 years ago when I had my first son who I named Ethen. It was one of the very hardest decisions I had to make. I had to consider all the good benefits of breast feeding as well as the benefits of formula bottle-feeding, but the good benefits of breastfeeding outnumbered the bottle feeding ones. I finally decided that breast feeding was the best option for my son and for myself, after extensive research on breastfeeding as well as formula feeding, and also taking a breastfeeding class where I received a lot of information which helped me

Christina McvayLisa Barrick English 101 September 19, 2017 Boobs Vs. Bottles All mothers want the best for their children. Multiple studies have shown that breastfeeding should be highly considered. Although, breastfeeding and bottle feeding are both alike in few ways, the numerous benefits of breastfeeding make it the best option for many mothers. Mother’s breast milk contains over 100 components, which therefore formula milk does not compete. Breastfeeding is a better option because of the cost, convenience, and all the wonderful numerous health benefits. Breast milk contains all the germ fighting antibodies that help prevent a child from getting sick. Breast milk contains antibodies. Antibodies, are passed from the mother to the child through the breast milk and help strengthen a child’s immune system. Antibodies, fight against numerous infections, viruses, prevent chronic conditions, and much more. More importantly, breastfeeding may perhaps protect babies against sudden infant death syndrome, more commonly known as, “SIDS”. Breast feeding is very beneficial for all premature babies. Breast milk naturally contains countless vitamins that a newborn requires, which formula does not contain. Breast milk contains protein that a child can easily digest, therefore breastfed babies are usually less gassy, spit up less, and less constipated. Breast milk helps give one’s child calcium and iron a lot faster with direct intake. Also, the fats from breast milk are very essential for the health and the growth of one’s baby. Likewise, breastfeeding is very beneficial for mothers, while formula is not. Breastmilk contains 20 calories per ounce, therefore, the more one feeds their child, the more calories the mother loses and increases weight loss. What mother does not want to lose the extra calories that she just ate from her last meal? Or the extra weight she may have packed on during her pregnancy? Can bottle feeding do that? No, probably not! Breastfeeding mothers can also see a change during ovulation. The more breastfeeding mothers are feeding their babies, the more prolactin their body releases. Prolactin keeps progesterone and estrogen steady, therefore the mother’s egg is not released, which would have triggered

Researchers had hypothesized that bottle fed infants were over fed more rather than their breast fed counterparts. So a study was conducted to see whether or not the infants who were bottle fed turned out to be heavier in weight than those who were breast fed. In order to conduct such a study twenty-one mothers had signed up for the testing of their infants. Within the study the mothers feed their infants the normal ways they would feed them at home and then the ways the researchers had wanted them to feed them. With the results that the researchers got back from the study they were able to calculate that the infant’s intake and rate of feeding could account for the obesity within the infants.

I was able to display an awareness of how one's values, belief impact on practice. The promotion of breastfeeding on the maternity unit and neonatal unit highlight this. Transcultural care is transferred into nursing practice, regardless of cultural differences a nurse needs to gain the trust of the service user. Hockenberry and Wilson (2011) argue that bottle feeding is an acceptable form of feeding babies, to which nurses not all should assume parents are familiar with artificial milk around feeding and preparation. Nurses should be able to provide information and assistance to parents becoming competence in doing so. This is important for nurses and students to demonstrate an understanding of the impact of cultural differences on the neonatal

Your family is expecting a newborn baby within the next couple of months. This event in someone’s life will change their lives forever and can be a very exciting and exhausting change. Although you may be excited and impatient for the baby’s arrival, this event can cause a lot of stress on the family. While your lives are completely changing; there are things you need to do to prepare yourself and there are many important decisions that need to be made. Decisions need to be made regarding what you are going to name the baby, where you will deliver, how you will give birth, how you will feed your new baby, and the list continues to go on. I am expecting a baby in five months and the toughest

Women faced the with many complex decisions when their infant is born. Feeding the babies is the first activity file as a mother. It not easy for them to choose between breastfeeding or formula feeding for their children. Doctors support the mothers who breastfeed their children instead of using formula. However, most of the community does not accept a mother who does breastfeeding in public. Even though there are several types of formula milk for babies, breastfeeding still has more advantages because it is healthy, economic, and mutual.

It has been argued that bottle feeding an infant is the best method of feeding. Most believe that breastfeeding is better for infants, because it is convenient and healthier for baby. In fact, bottle feeding is convenient, because one can take the formula, bottle, and water with them on the go. Mothers prefer bottle feeding to breastfeeding, because they do not have to change their diet and they can allow others to feed their baby. In addition, bottle feeding is more accepted in

Throughout the country there are about 4 million babies born each day, while the mother has the choice of choosing whether or not she would like to breast feed or just straight from the get-go after having the child feed them formula from a bottle. Some women may have their particular reason why they choose what they do, but are they fully aware on how both breastfeeding and bottle feeding truly effects and helps their child? Breastfeeding is the most beneficial way for mothers to feed their newborn child.

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In the paper I will be disscussing breast-feeding / bottle feeding, and the implications towards nursing practice. As nurses there is three main things that we can do to help mothers with, the teaching aspect towards breast-feeding vs bottle feeding, the collaboration aspect, and also the support needed to continue breast-feeding.

Society’s opposition to breastfeeding in public creates a very difficult situation for new mothers. Speaking from personal experience, I was terrified to nurse my son in public because I know it is viewed as taboo by many people. In fact, I avoided nursing in public as much as possible. I am a modest person, and that decision regarding nursing in public was influenced by that modesty. However, I cannot help but wonder if I would have been less self-conscious about it if society was more accepting. My concerns are echoed in another article written in 2013 by a mom who was asked to stop breastfeeding her baby at a public pool . The author of this article described how she was actually more covered while she was nursing, then when she was just in her swimming suit. She then went on to explain how upsetting of an experience that could be for a new mother, and how such an experience could affect her later decisions regarding nursing (Hinds,

Breastfeeding has been a debated topic as to whether there are actual reducing factors for childhood obesity. In this article, they took a look at 25 worldwide studies to include a wide range of children population. This allows them to evaluate and determine the factors that cause childhood obesity and whether or not breastfeeding does protect a child from becoming overweight. This meta-analysis included subjects that are one-year-old and older along with published journals while leaving out incomplete research and data and other variables that does not exclusively deal with breastfeeding or children (ages 1-17) obesity.