Bottle It Up

- breastfeeding. I chose to nurse for various reasons, but at the top of the list were: economics, emotional bonding, and convenience. It was not easy to do, however, and if a very close friend hadn't warned me, I may have been very tempted to give up after the first few tries with my daughter. It seemed she just couldn't latch on and…

?ISSUES OF BREASTFEEDING FOR MOTHER OF TWINS? INTRODUCTION Multiple births are often difficult and mother faces a real dilemma on breastfeeding. It is even harder in the cases of twins and the mothers are the ones who go through stress of 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…

to the mother; it will also help the baby to get familiar with other members of the family. 5. Ask her if she wants to resume work and support her – Having a newborn means she has to take time off work but it doesn’t mean that a woman needs to give up her career. Once the baby is a few months old, family members and husbands need to ask her if she wants to resume work and support her in her decision. They should offer to help in taking care of the baby while she is away. As a husband, you need…

gets the colostrum before it is too late. Another benefit of breast-feeding is the cognitive development. Studies show that breast-fed infants score higher than bottle-fed infants in cognitive functioning (Arnett, 2016.) This may be because the nutrients in breast milk may promote early brain development because this piece of research holds up even after parents’ intelligence and education were controlled. Breast-feeding mainly benefits preterm or low birth weight infants because they would…

relationship between breastfeeding and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI) in an infant who has been breastfed for six months or longer (Tromp). Based on this study, information on breastfeeding duration and amount were obtained at various stages up to four years of age among 7,893 participants for analysis. This in-depth study concludes that breastfeeding can help reduced risk of LRTI in pre-school children. On the other hand, the study “Breastfeeding initiation associated with reduced…

Hence, it is important to mitigate potential barriers to exclusive breastfeeding such as maternal percieved insufficient milk supply. Without sufficient support and knowledge, Jessie would’ve resorted to mix feeding or exclusive bottle feeding, causing premature cessation. I tried supporting and empowering Jessie by giving her information about the normal physiology or lactation and normative newborn behaviour so that she herself could understand the midwifery rationale against…

and explicit endorsement of health providers” (Kaplan and Graff 486). The Breastfeeding Center of Ann Arbor calculates that the cost of formula feeding a baby is over one-thousand dollars a year for just the formula alone, and not including the bottles. This is significantly higher when compared to nearly a zero cost for free breast milk from a mother’s breast. If parents were to buy options, like a breast pump, accessories, and nursing bras, the yearly cost for breastfeeding would then be…

companies have also added DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid) to formula which are two essential components in the breast milk. DHA and ARA are the most common fats found in the brain (Presti, 2008). Because the brain is largely made up of fats, and DHA and ARA are the most abundant fats found there, it seems essential to have these fatty acids added into infant formula to promote the development of the brain. A study shows “…infants fed formula with DHA and ARA… scored…

diseases and some types of ovarian and breast cancer. On the other hand, breastfeeding also has an economic impact for the mother, the family and the society in general. Breastmilk is less expensive, it is ready to use at any time and do not require bottles, sterilizes, milk warmers, etc. Breastfeeding moms recuperates faster and are able to return to work in less time. It also decrease the cost of health care since these babies tend to require less medical care, medications and treatments and…

know the advantages of breast milk for both preterm infants and themselves, they will make a decision to breast feed. And they will feelings less anxiety and depression which is a broad spectrum of feeling after a preterm delivery. When compared with bottle-feeding they will have more positive emotions and reduced stress level after breastfeeding (Black, 2012). And if the mothers can pass through these difficulties, they will get a lot of benefits. Therefore, breastfeeding promotion program will…