~Heather~ said:
*Scratching my head*....
What is soo weird about this?.....
I happen to agree with someone's point of view as...... [It is personal choice, all that really matters is that your baby is getting the proper nutrients and love that it needs.]....
I found NOTHING weird about these comments....They were good pointers!
No.... 
It's ok... 
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eternity said:
If the mother is healthy and able to produce enough milk then I definately believe breastfeeding is better by far! But in cases where the mother's health is bad and or she takes presciption drugs or smokes or bad habits like that, then she should bottle feed. All things being equal, breastmilk is always better, it helps the baby in more ways than just nutrician. It's better for bonding, easier than bottles which has to be washed, LOL! It's easier for babies to digest, plus it has natural antibodies in it to fight germs, especially if mom has a cold, her antibodies keeps baby from getting it from her or other people. Plus there are other things that makes breastfeeding better for baby. Those fat pretty babies you see are like 99% of them are breastfed.
Breastmilk also carries a baby longer between feedings, formula will have him/her hungry again soon. Breastmilk is better for preemies and thin babies too because breastfed babies are chubbier than bottlefed babies, breastmilk is richer. I was breastfed and plan to breastfeed my babies.
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^Angel^ said:
LOL! I thought it was saying wierd too! Okay I get it.
Mysterious Rose is right, I agreed everything what she said! (#106)
I breastfed my 1st for 3 months, and I got pregnant again with 2nd baby (when she was 4 months old) and I shift to bottle-formula and regret it because its lots of work to wash and make formula bottles and I swore I will never let it happen with my 2nd baby, and I am glad to say I breastfed her for 18 months, she never drink bottles!
It helps me to reduce my weight greatly without having on diet or exercise as its bad to be on diet whilst I am feeding my baby.
Third baby, I breastfed her for 12 months and decided to stop as I was busy with 2 toddlers! She drank cow milk training cup. Today she is the smartest girl for her age!
In my views, I prefer breast milk because its has right temperature at any time, and anywhere we visit places breast milk is available 24 hrs, best food for baby and less smell poop and less smell vomit, it helps baby to fall asleep easier and its give me a closer bond.
I don't object formula milk but I know Breast milk is the BEST. As long as all babies are fed and happy regardless what they are fed ok ! :sure:
I breastfed my 1st for 3 months, and I got pregnant again with 2nd baby (when she was 4 months old) and I shift to bottle-formula and regret it because its lots of work to wash and make formula bottles and I swore I will never let it happen with my 2nd baby, and I am glad to say I breastfed her for 18 months, she never drink bottles!
It helps me to reduce my weight greatly without having on diet or exercise as its bad to be on diet whilst I am feeding my baby.
Third baby, I breastfed her for 12 months and decided to stop as I was busy with 2 toddlers! She drank cow milk training cup. Today she is the smartest girl for her age!
In my views, I prefer breast milk because its has right temperature at any time, and anywhere we visit places breast milk is available 24 hrs, best food for baby and less smell poop and less smell vomit, it helps baby to fall asleep easier and its give me a closer bond.
I don't object formula milk but I know Breast milk is the BEST. As long as all babies are fed and happy regardless what they are fed ok ! :sure:
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Diet in pregnancy can affect child's longevity
January 29, 2004
Diet in pregnancy can affect child's longevity
By Mark Henderson
A MOTHER’S diet during pregnancy and breast-feeding may affect the life span of her offspring, research on mice has suggested.
Scientists discovered that breast-feeding mice on a low-protein diet had pups which lived on average two months longer than those born to mothers on standard rations.
Diet can also have a significant effect, with poor nutrition linked to premature death among a mother’s offspring.
The study, by Nicholas Hales and Susan Ozanne at Cambridge University, looked only at mice, but may have implications for human beings.
“We have shown that minor manipulation of maternal diet can increase life expectancy in mice by more than 50 per cent, a discovery that calls for attention to this in humans,” the researchers wrote in the journal Nature.
“There is, after all, a significant difference between living to be 50 and reaching 75.”
It is already well established that low birth weight and premature birth are linked to a range of health problems throughout life.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-981734,00.html
January 29, 2004
Diet in pregnancy can affect child's longevity
By Mark Henderson
A MOTHER’S diet during pregnancy and breast-feeding may affect the life span of her offspring, research on mice has suggested.
Scientists discovered that breast-feeding mice on a low-protein diet had pups which lived on average two months longer than those born to mothers on standard rations.
Diet can also have a significant effect, with poor nutrition linked to premature death among a mother’s offspring.
The study, by Nicholas Hales and Susan Ozanne at Cambridge University, looked only at mice, but may have implications for human beings.
“We have shown that minor manipulation of maternal diet can increase life expectancy in mice by more than 50 per cent, a discovery that calls for attention to this in humans,” the researchers wrote in the journal Nature.
“There is, after all, a significant difference between living to be 50 and reaching 75.”
It is already well established that low birth weight and premature birth are linked to a range of health problems throughout life.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-981734,00.html
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Most doctors tell the mothers that breastmilk is good for babies. You know in 1900's they dont create a formula. They do have alternatives. Goat milk or breastmilk....
The point is.. why should they feed by formula if they are able to take breastmilk?
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I heard w/ all others about the important point for the baby is getting fed. no matter which breastmilk or formula.
I supported formula for many reasons is when mom is sick herself using meds, smoker, baby's digestion, and also mother give away the baby for adoption or mother's death. So we should be happy that men invented formula for these reasons.
If mothers make a choice to breastfeed, then that s great! go w/ it. It s really a family s decision and choice for the kid.
Both of me and my husband are formula fed babies. We already graduated from colleges and have successful lifes here.
I supported formula for many reasons is when mom is sick herself using meds, smoker, baby's digestion, and also mother give away the baby for adoption or mother's death. So we should be happy that men invented formula for these reasons.
If mothers make a choice to breastfeed, then that s great! go w/ it.
It s really a family s decision and choice for the kid. Both of me and my husband are formula fed babies. We already graduated from colleges and have successful lifes here.
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What if they didn't invent any formulas. What's their alternative to fed the baby? Sometime they can use other women's breastmilk to fed the baby. The fact is a breastmilk is good for babies.
In 1900's ... do you know what they are feeding to their babies if they are allergy to breastmilk from their mother?
In 1900's ... do you know what they are feeding to their babies if they are allergy to breastmilk from their mother?
Hmm, well I think that both formula and breast-feeding are fine. My mom fed both my sister and me formula. We both ended up being really smart and doing very well in school, so I don't know if breast milk really has anything to do with raising a baby's IQ.