2006-12-07 08:57:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
IT'S BOTH AND FOR THE BEST FOR ALL.
2006-12-07 09:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Breastfeeding is natural...but it requires effort, determination, and stick-to-it-ness for some women.
I looked at it like this...
In the wild, babies are born with the natural instinct to seek food from their mother. If they're weak and can not nurse...they die. Like natural selection/survival of the fittest. Well, I figured if I refused to give myself an alternative to breastfeeding (formula around the house just in case) that would force the baby and I to make this work. So that's what I did...I didn't take any free formula home, nor did I buy any. I joked with my husband that our baby "Better suck...or die" (kinda like vote or die). And though it was difficult/painful at times...we got through it!
I think the issues women have with breastfeeding are a purely a mental roadblock...
2006-12-08 01:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by serialconversationalist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. Though for some women they become so attached to the nurture side of it that they keep going just for this reason and don't realise when it's time to stop (ie when the child is 4 or 5 or older!!) We are all different!!
2006-12-07 17:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by aza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's 100% nurturing and 100% natural. (And leads to healthier babies and healthier moms -- you wouldn't believe how it lowers your risk of breast cancer!)
The "nurture" part: More time on average spent cuddling & bonding with baby. Teaches baby to attach to people (ie: MOM), rather than objects (ie: bottles, pacifiers, other "comfort objects"). Improves linguistic development.
The "nature" part:
* Provides COMPLETE nutrition, unlike any other option. (Formula companies have recently started adding a couple components found in breastmilk, but there are literally hundreds of other nutrients that simply cannot be duplicated.)
* Provides baby's "extended immune system" for as long as nursing lasts, decreasing Baby's chance of gettig sick and speeding recovery when they do. (The hospitalization rate for babies who get diarhea is 98% less for breastfed babies than formula-fed babies.)
* Promotes proper oral development. (Bottle-feeding has been linked to improper palate development leading to sleep apnea, bedwetting, and a host of other problems... not to mention expensive braces.)
We're the only mammals on the planet who routinely refuse to nurse our own young, trying to find some substitute food instead. Why not just trust Mother Nature (or the Creator, if you prefer) and use what they provided us?
2006-12-07 17:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by Katherine Blackthorne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nature. It's a normal, mammalian biological function. A baby can be just as NURTURED by a bottle.
2006-12-07 17:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both I think, because you are bonding with your baby at the same time as helping his development with your milk. Anyway, it's a good idea all around, especially in the first few weeks.
2006-12-07 17:01:52 · answer #6 · answered by redzodd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. It is the perfect food for the baby and is the way it is meant to be.
2006-12-07 17:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that its both, because women make the choice to breastfeed. Its human nature to want to, but its your choice
2006-12-07 17:01:06 · answer #8 · answered by lil_frosty93654 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both! I breastfeed.. and I feel so close to my baby! (all my kids I breastfed, we are all close!) There is nothing better! There is no way to describe the close bond you feel to your baby!
2006-12-09 00:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by mom_of_4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...those aren't there as mere man toys, sister.
Both.
2006-12-07 17:01:51 · answer #10 · answered by Trollbuster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋