Mothers only....please answer?

Question

I am working on a research paper about "breatfeeding"
I'd like to hear your honest inputs, you're feedback is greatly appreciated...
How old are you?
Did your mother breastfeed you?
How many kids do you have?
Did you breast-feed? if yes for how long?
What made you choose breastfeeding?
What are some of the reasons you didn't breastfeed?
How often does your child (children) get sick?
How many ear infections do they get a year?


thank you for your input!

oops sorry for the spelling...BREASTFEED

Answer 1

1) I'm 25
2) Yes
3) Two
4) yes, The first for one year and the second will probably be one year as well
5)It's cheaper and good for them...I also think that it is easier because i don't have to remember bottles or sterilizing or anything
6)umm?
7) They both got a cold this year-first time for both (2 years and 6 months)
8) Lead to an ear infection in the older one, but not the one who is still breastfeeding...

Answer 2

I'd like to hear your honest inputs, you're feedback is greatly appreciated...
How old are you? 39
Did your mother breastfeed you? no
How many kids do you have? 2
Did you breast-feed? if yes for how long? Yes, with my 2nd-for 13 months, so far
What made you choose breastfeeding? Low cost, ease, bonding
What are some of the reasons you didn't breastfeed? With my first I didn't end up breastfeeding wbecause I wasn't well-prepared and the baby didn't take to it well.
How often does your child (children) get sick? Older daughter gets sick maybe once a year. The baby gets sick more often-well, not at all the first 10 months but then she started daycare and has had 2 ear infections and a cold
How many ear infections do they get a year? Older daughter got 3 her first year and not any since. Baby has had 2 so far.



Good luck!
DN

Answer 3

How old are you? 25
Did your mother breastfeed you? No
How many kids do you have? 1
Did you breast-feed? if yes for how long? No, he never took, but I pumped for 3 months
What made you choose breastfeeding? I wanted to try for my baby
What are some of the reasons you didn't breastfeed? He was in NICU for a day and had low blood sugar so he had to be bottlefed until milk came in and by that time he was too stubborn to breastfeed because he was used to the bottle
How often does your child (children) get sick? He's 7 months and has been sick twice because my SIL can't keep her sick kids home
How many ear infections do they get a year? Hasn't had any yet (knock on wood)

Answer 4

How old are you?

I am 24 years old.

Did your mother breastfeed you?

Yes.

How many kids do you have?

1

Did you breast-feed?

yes

if yes for how long?

until my son was about 17 months


What made you choose breastfeeding?

It felt more natural and it was easier to rollover and give him the breast at night.

What are some of the reasons you didn't breastfeed?

na

How often does your child (children) get sick?

twice a year

How many ear infections do they get a year?

He has only had one and he is 3 1/2 years old.

Answer 5

I breastfed my first daughter for a year, she gets maybe 1 or 2 colds a year but she also goes to school so she gets them from other kids. I'm 24 was not breastfed. My daughter has never had an ear infection. I chose breastfeeding because it's easiest, safest, and i want to give my children the best possible start in life. plus it's great for bonding. I also plan to breastfeed my next child. Oh and the answer up there about pacifiers, my daughter had one until she was 3 and never had an ear infection.

Answer 6

I'm 31, was not breastfed because I was given up for adoption. We currently have 2 kids and are trying for #3 and I breastfed both but not for as long as I had hoped.

I breastfed #1 for 4.5 months and had to quit nursing because of medication I had to be on for quite a while. I breastfed #2 for 7.5 months until he insisted on drawing blood just about every time he nursed. Of the two, our second has been much healthier. Our first has been prone to more ear infections and being affected by smaller "bugs" than our second. Our eldest has had at least 3 a year for the last couple of years and I think he had 2 his first year of life.

I decided to breastfeed because there are so many benefits for the baby as well as quite a few for myself including ease of feeding - I hated carrying bottles around. We actually did some formula with our first from the beginning because they wanted me to supplement in the hospital due to his blood sugar being a bit low and he wouldn't give it up. Human milk is made for human babies and nothing can exactly match it no matter how much research they do.

I honestly thing there isn't enough emphasis or support for breastfeeding or breastfeeding mothers but I could go on for hours.

Feel free to email me if you'd like any further information/opinions and good luck on your paper!

Answer 7

How old are you? 34
Did your mother breastfeed you? No
How many kids do you have? 3
Did you breast-feed? if yes for how long? Yes, 1st: 15 mos. 2nd: 13 mos. 3rd: 26 mos.
What made you choose breastfeeding? It is the best choice for my child. The food is produced just for them!
What are some of the reasons you didn't breastfeed? n/a
How often does your child (children) get sick? 2x a year.
How many ear infections do they get a year? 1 to none.

Answer 8

~ 40
~ yes
~ 1
~ yes for about 16 months
~ I believe mother's milk is the healthiest food for a baby (of course, if a mother does not drink, smoke and doing legal or illegal drugs ~ I did not)
~ I began breastfeeding from the middle of February until the end of June a year later, so I covered all the seasons.
~ My daughter is 20 she was not sick more than 10 times in her life: she had pneumonia before the age of 5, and then only a flu. No broken bones.
~ Never ear infection.

Good luck with your research.

Answer 9

I'm 21 years old I wasn't able to be breastfeed because I was adopted, but I have a 2 year old daughter and I didn't breastfeed her either. I chose not to because she had gastial reflux and lactose intolerant. She didn't get sick very often and had maybe 2 ear infections during her first year.

Answer 10

I am 57 years old. My mother breastfed me and I breastfed all three of my children, the first i breastfed until 6 months, the second until 1 year and the third until 7 months. My second child was premature and so i breastfed her for longer.
My children never had an ear infection until long after they were done breastfeeding.
I had one child with multiple problems with ear infections-when the doctor removed her tonsils we had no more ear infections

I breastfed because I beleive it is the perfect food for a newborn child. NO food we make up can replace the immunities they receive from the breast milk.