No one doubts that bottle feeding mothers love their babies, but there is no escaping the fact that formula is a second best option. Breast milk is a unique substance, it is unique to your baby's age, immune status, and nutritional needs. The brain of a breastfed baby is different from the brain of a formula fed baby (it has measurably more DHA, for example). Breastfed babies continue to benefit from the immunological benefits of their time of nursing long after they stop nursing. Mothers who breastfeed are less apt to develop ovarian or breast cancer and osteoporosis. Very few mothers actually cannot breastfeed, although many more believe that they cannot, due to poor information or lack of adequate support systems. For a long time we have allowed mothers to feel that the choice was a neutral one. Now we know that formula does not replicate human milk, and that there are serious risks to babies who are fed formula, particularly in the third world. There are babies (such as lactose intolerant ones or adopted ones) who have to be formula fed. There are a very few mothers (probably 2% or less) who are unable to produce adequate quantities of milk. In those situations formula should be a reluctant second best. Most babies should be breastfed. However, we should also be fighting to make sure that those babies who need formula get a safe product, not one with ingredients added simply as a marketing device. Mothers also need to know how to feed formula safely.

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Okay... I understand some women have problems breastfeeding... but its all in their heads!! This is due to crazy things modern medicine has put in womens heads about breastfeeding!! All women can breastfeed and CAN make enough milk to feed their babies. How in the world do you thing women 200, 300 years ago feed their children? Best book I ever read while pregnant Breastfeeding Made Simple (I cannot recall author)!! If you have to give your baby another kind of milk try goats milk not forumla... and if you don't wanna use that atleast go organic! :)

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i breastfeed my little boy and he a year old now and i try put him on cow milk but he got sick on it had to but him on formula

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I think they want to destroy the future generations' ability to have generations. We must stop these processes when they put up a red flag!

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This does concern me- my daughter is 1 1/2, and she is still on formula. I made the choice to not breastfeed her- after an emergency cesarean and two days of fighting sleepiness and pain, I couldn't do it anymore. My milk also did not come in until close to three weeks later. It turned out that putting her on formula was a wise choice- she is allergic to milk protein. Even if I had continued, I would have been forced to stop because of her allergy. I must agree with Molly- I get so much guilt from mothers who don't understand my choice. When news like this comes out...what are moms like me supposed to do? We need to make sure breast- and bottle-fed babies are -all- safe.

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Hello mothers, I adress you all with love because I feel as one with you all when it comes to mother love, or human love. I visited during my pregnancy an excelent naturist doctor. She made me have the most amazingly healthy `pregnancy, and baby (she takes care of him too now). My baby, Kupiler, is 3 months and was exclusively breastfed but my doctor adviced me that I could feed him the following as well:
"Proteinic Shake":
-2 cups of soymilk
-half handful of whole rice
-raisins
let it shake in the blender for 4 minutes. The amount mentioned above is for adults, measure how much your baby should take and it is an excellent substitute for breast milk. I started making my own soymilk because of all the artificial flavors and nasty ingredients on commercial ones. I hope this can help. Please take it easy with the shake ok??!!!!
A big hug to all including your kids!!!

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I have nursed all three of my kids because I was always scared of what was in the formulas, now I know that I was'nt just paranoid.

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Why is it that when man messes with nature he always screws up? That just boggles my mind!

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There are other things that contain BPA. ANY PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A RECYCLING NUMBER OF 7 CONTAINS BPA. GERBER BABY FOOD IN THE PLASTIC CONTAINERS IS HIGH IN BPA. They are heating the baby food in the plastic container and that is the primary cause of BPA leaching. Ready made Similac and Infamil are in number 7 plastics. Pay attention to what kind of container your bottles are made of and what kind of container you purchase your baby food in, and your own food!

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I've questioned the new and improved baby formulas, i.e.; in two years they've all changed a lot (from bad to worse?) they all contain iron and I wondered what else. I didn't like what I saw and read, it struck me as weird and uncalled for. What was wrong with Carnation and Pet Condensed milk? NOTHING!! Check it out, I don't think liquid vitamins (it was called ABDEC) are available, THEY'VE BEEN DISCONTINUED! Another thing is to get rid of those dang plastic disposable diapers. Plastic on a infant, no way! Go back to 100% cotton diapers.

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