“Best” is not anyone’s opinion. It is a factual statement based on a ton of scientific research. Why would anyone try to breastfeed unless they believed it was truly the best? And how could anyone believe that a chemical concoction of fat and sugar (read the label) could beat what Mother Nature provides?

i agree 100%, D.

This is definitely a hot topic. I breastfed both of my children back in the 80’s - both for over 2 years - when it wasn’t popular, but I knew from the research that it was best. It wasn’t always easy. Even though I was a SAHM, it did curtail my freedom. I nursed my babies on the average every two hours during their…

And you, again, are trying to make up for the fact that you know your child did not receive breastmilk. Sometimes it just doesn’t work. That is an indisputable fact. But to say that that formula is “just as good” is just simply not true. Much as we want to give our children the best, it just isn’t always possible.

You are plain wrong. The research is on the side of breastmilk. But I guess you have to be defensive if you chose not to breastfeed your child.

Breast milk IS magic! Do your research. If feeding your child is all that matters, why not just put soda pop in its nursing bottle?

That’s just plain insensitive. You can’t give a baby milk from the dairy aisle, unless, of course, it’s a baby cow.

Amen, amen, amen. When my daughter was *trying* to breastfeed, her attending nurse laughed at the two drops of colostrum she pumped. That nurse should have been encouraging her and saying, “save that, we’ll feed it to the baby, it’s liquid gold.” But no, she laughed.

What they tell other people they want to do and what they really want to do in their heart of hearts may be two different things. I know of women who say they couldn’t breastfeed because their first attempt to latch their babe in the hospital was unsuccessful. To say they couldn’t breastfeed when they never really…

There is a clear difference between women who don’t and can’t produce enough milk and those who THINK they can’t. And if they THINK they can’t they are not in a position to judge whether it is true in reality or not.

I hate to admit it, but I agree with you about most (not all) women who say they can’t make enough milk. It’s their “out.” I think a lot of people feel pressured to breastfeed because they know what the research says, but they are embarrassed by the whole shebang and are quite frankly relieved to be let off the hook.