Breast Or Bottle
"Breast or bottle?" This has become one of the biggest questions new mothers are facing today. Especially working mothers. As nurturing as breast feeding is, career or busy moms today find that making time to sit and nurse her baby several times a day becomes impossible. Do you use baby formula or feed your baby with milk that is purely yours?
Research over the years has shown that bottle feeding with formula milk is not the healthiest choice. The chance of the baby contracting a bacteria infection, ear infection, meningitis or diarrhea are greatly increased when not breastfed. Dangers to the mother can also arise, as breastfeeding will stimulate hormones necessary for post pregnancy recovery.
Cost also can become a factor in the breast or bottle debate. Buying formula every month can quickly add up and easily put a dent in the family budget. Who can beat the price of breast milk when you can get it for free?
Fortunately, today, we have some great alternatives available for working mothers. They can have the health and savings of using their own breast milk along with the convenience of letting their baby drink from a bottle by breast pumping. Done once or twice a day at their convenience, breast pumping will give peace of mind to the mother. And let's not forget about all those formula containers you won't be throwing in the landfill. Go green!
