Baby bottle

Breast v Formula feeding, the debate continues.. Choosing whether to breastfeed or formula feed your baby, is by far one of the biggest debates of all time! A topic that almost everyone will have an opinion on, and a decision that every new parent has to make. Naturally, a parent want’s their baby to be healthy, and would want to do anything possible to ensure good health. I am sure you have read the term ‘breast is best’ many times, along with all of the health benefits of…

year, many new mothers make the conscious decision to breastfeed their newborns. Moreover, as of 2015, approximately 67.3 percent of mothers in the state of Alabama have preferred breastfeeding over bottle-feeding their infants. (C, 2015). By definition, breastfeeding is the method of feeding a baby with milk directly from the mother’s breast. Every mother, with thorough teaching and accurate information, is able to successfully carry out the natural feedings to provide for her little one.…

“Not In My Backyard:” Southern Concern on Northern Bottle-feeding Canadian scientists imported much of the discourse concerning the “commerciogenic malnutrition” occurring in developing countries to examine the issues of infant health in the Canadian north. In 1980, in an article in Globe and Mail, Dr. Schaefer argued that the “trend in the Third World towards the use of infant formula, with corresponding increases in malnutrition, infections and death, was also occurring to a milder degree…

For most moms, just before the birth of our children, we are faced with the major dilemma of to nurse or not to nurse. Breastfeeding is an individual choice and one that should be made prior to the arrival of your baby, if at all possible. If you decide beforehand, you can prepare yourself for all of the rebuttals you will need that will attempt to dissuade you from one of the most beautiful perks of motherhood - breastfeeding. I chose to nurse for various reasons, but at the top of the list…

breastfeeding. This research is done to find out what are the issues that a breastfeeding mother of twins faces along with the factors that causes the mothers to change their decision of breastfeeding. LITERATURE REVIEW Mothers always want to provide their babies with the best nourishment possible. It is proven that breastfeeding provides the best sustenance to the infants. Mothers of twins (MOT) often find breastfeeding challenging. On the other hand a lot of mothers take it as a positive…

Burping is the process to release the gas bubbles up the esophagus and out of the mouth that babies tend to swallow during feeding. In some babies, not being burped frequently and too much swallowed air can lead to spitting up, crankiness, and gassiness. Babies’ if not burped, can develop a feeling of fullness and discomfort, which often causes them to squirm or cry. Gas bubbles formation in the baby’s stomach may be either because of swallowing air bubbles while feeding, digestion or any kind…

parent, your focus becomes keeping your new child happy and healthy at all times. You buy your baby all the best clothes, change diapers as soon as necessary and you make sure your baby gets the right amount of naps during the day. You make sure bottles are warm and the milk you use is fresh and full of nutrients. But when you start integrating baby food into your child's diet, how can you be sure that your baby receives all the right nutrients without sacrificing taste? Weaning a child off of…

How mother of bottle fed babies know exactly much milk their kiddo has ingested during a meal. A breastfeeding mother, I had been nursing for awhil, The first days of my baby life. A belly full of milk meant a certain number of dirty diapers and a steady, reassuring rise on the growth chart. I found out the hard way, a breastfed newborn often loses weight in the beginning until milk production begins in earnest. Some trimming down is to be expected, A type of jaundice. A normal range of quickly…

breastfeeding as the best choice for babies. Breastfeeding helps defend against infections, prevent allergies, and protect against a number of chronic conditions,” (http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/breast-bottle-feeding.html). Due to the many benefits in the breast milk, those who drink it will have a smaller chance of being hospitalized due to infections. This happens because “during breastfeeding, antibodies and other germ-fighting factors pass from a mother to her baby and strengthen the…

Breastmilk for premature babies The most ideal food that can provide nutritional needs for your baby is breastmilk. Breastmilk also protects your baby from illnesses and infections. Premature babies needs more protein for their growth compared to full-term babies. You will also have more of an enzyme called lysozyme that attacks certain bacteria and also protects your baby from any kind of infection. The milk that you will produce consists more fat and less lactose mainly because lactose is…