Breast milk

woman pulling out her breast in public to be lewd. Others think that a woman breastfeeding in public is an invitation to stare, and that if said woman does not like the looks, she should not be feeding…

Many women are faced with a very important question when becoming new mothers: whether to breast-feed or formula-feed their babies. Breast feeding dates back to eighteen hundred BC in Greek culture where wet nurses came about as women hired to feed another woman’s child. Formula feeding did not come to light until two hundred years after which then led to a “refined and hygienic” bottle in the industrial ages (Stevens). While both have advantages and disadvantages, breastfeeding has shown to be…

their babies. As of 2014, approximately 67.3 percent of mothers in the state of Alabama preferred to breastfeed instead of bottle feed (C, 2015). By definition, breastfeeding is known as the conventional method of which a mother utilizes the milk in her own breast to provide nutrition for her child. Breastfeeding affords a new mother the occasion to bond with her baby and strengthen their relationship. Although there are various controversies surrounding breastfeeding, the positive effects…

birth, and the decision of whether or not to breastfeed the baby. There are many benefits to breastfeeding due to the numerous hormones that are in the mother’s body and in breast milk. As expected, several mothers fear postpartum depression, and it is believed that breastfeeding may reduce the risk of it. For example, breast milk strengthens the bond between mother and child due to the fact that it contains numerous hormones, such as prolactin and oxytocin (Donaldson-Myles, 2012). Next, various…

experienced psycho-social influences about breastfeeding in public. She felt her busy lifestyle and embarrassment about exposing her breasts influenced the way she positioned herself during breastfeeding. She describes," In town I would sit in my car with an awkward pillow because I felt so embarrassed and uncomfortable about feeding in public…. Having larger breasts doesn't help either". Embarrassment is a common problem experienced by breastfeeding women today (Amir, 2014). According to Amir…

feed her child is dehumanizing. Women should feel comfortable and proud for giving their child the best nutrition that they could receive while being born into this new world. Women have breasts that were created for the soul purpose of breastfeeding their babies. It is in nature for the birth giver to feed milk to their progeny. It has been a way of life for the longest of times. Instead of receiving judgmental looks in public women should be looked upon. Breastfeeding is important for babies…

health counseling. The client has expressed concerns about her stress level and anxiety especially when it involves breast feeding her new born. She has stated that she is troubled about the amount of milk she produces and that it is not enough to sustain her child, so she must supplement the child’s nutrition with formula which she is not happy about because she wants to exclusively breast feed her newborn. She states that the more stressed she…

Society have painted the image of the breasts as a sex symbol which represents attractiveness and the definition of a true woman. What happens when the ideal image of the breasts is suddenly shone by the act of a baby latching onto the nipples in public? Does the woman become less attractive or in violation of public nudity laws? Breastfeeding in public should be permissible for these various reasons. Breastfeeding in public is an act of natural and legal right given to women, breastfeeding in…

Breast feeding and bottle feeding has three main differences and they are, health benefits, cost, and convenience. This is the most important thing a mother has to decide after they give birth to their baby is which one they are going to do. However, both are great, they are different. Their differences can affect the mother’s decision on what she chooses to do. Breast feeding babies has many health advantages to the baby, but also to the mother compared to bottle feeding babies. Breastfed milk…

Breast is best? There are not many options when it comes to feeding an infant. While there are a small few that feed the baby justly whatever they want, a majority of parents narrow it down to either formula feeding or breastfeeding. Unfortunately, if a mother chooses to breastfeed she is faced with more than just the struggles of the actual breastfeeding, she is also faced with the challenge of fighting the flack breastfeeding brings. Parents who choose to formula feed also face some…