Breastfeeding v.s Bottle-feeding

[jine06]

Since there is active discussion on breastfeeding in this forum. I would like to add something here. I am a mother of 2. I do know that breastmilk is much much more better than formula milk. But I tried my best to breastfeed my children but the breastmilk production did not last more than a month. When breastmilk production decreased, I added formula milk. Sometimes it is not up to us to choose whether to breastfeed or not. 

[mapo0kw]

This is a very common problem faced by mothers. But before blaming your breasts for not producing sufficient milk, you must understand there are many factors affecting the production of breastmilk. These include early introduction of bottle-feeding and incorrect positioning.

If bottle-feeding or artificial is introduced early, the baby will confuse between mother's nipple and the feeding bottle. This results in poor sucking on mother's nipples. Sucking by the baby is an important stimulation for breastmilk production. If the sucking is poor, breastmilk prodction will of course reduce.

Incorrect positioning can also lead to poor sucking by the baby and reduce breastmilk production 

[stabilo]

agree with mapo0kw, if the baby doesn't latch on correctly, nursing will not last for long

pain can be a guide for us to know whether baby is on the breast the right way
The goal is to get the baby to compress the areola (the dark area around the nipple) to get milk, not to nurse from the nipple 
The nipple needs to be in the back of baby's mouth during nursing in order for him to correctly compress the areola and activate milk flow
check the positioning by looking to see whether most of the areola is in baby's mouth
the correct positioning is fairly tight
If nursing hurts, chances are the baby is latching on to the nipple.
Remove the baby and reposition
Gently insert finger into the baby's mouth to break the baby's grip on the breast and begin again.


source:  health.yahoo.com/.../healthwise/popup/tx1042

 

[amanda]

Breast feeding is advisable to mothers because it both gives a positive benefits to both mother and the baby.  To the mothers it reduces weight, which the common problems of common working mothers most especially who are weight conscious. It also reduces the risk of certain cancers.  For the babies it protects their vulnerable immune system.