I Formula Feed

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I Formula Feed
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Mon, 07-07-2008 - 7:50pm
I chose to formula feed my daughter. I love her with all my heart, and am a great mother (contray to what other mothers will say because I didn't BF). I gave my daughter the best 9 months of my life when pregnant...eating healthy, excerising, quit smoking, quit drinking, yada yada yada and I give her everything in this world now but yes I was selfish and formula fed and do not regret one second of it. I'm sorry that my husband, mother, sister can help with feedings and make a bottle themselves... I can go out for a night and not worry about having a glass of wine or I can go to the mall and not have to whip my boob out in the middle of the common area. And my daughter is extemely healthy and happy. I don't think Im going to hell because I formula feed nor do I feel I am a bad parent. My husband and I agreed formula was the way to go for us. I'm sure there are plenty of things BF'ing mothers do that other parents wouldn't agree with but that doesnt mean you should be crucified for it. I think other mothers should get off their high horse about bf'ing and realize its just not for everyone and you're not

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Registered: 06-17-2007
In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:14pm

"Well life isn't JUST about your children you also need to remember yourself. My children turned out fine and I was happy too, I'm never going to see that as a problem."

The way you put it, though, makes it seem as though your children turning out fine was merely a happy side effect of trying to make yourself happy.

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In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:19pm

Nisu--I'm late, trying to catch up on 90 posts ;)


NEC is 20 times more common in FF preemies than BF preemies (even if fed both EBM and formula, BM is preventive).

 


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In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:22pm

"I was told that months ago and no I'm not going to go back and look it up. I doesn't matter if you believe it or not I know that I have been told that here on this board."

Then you don't get to win that argument and most won't consider it credible. Simple as that.

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In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:22pm

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It *definitely* is. 'Twas my point.


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No disagreement here. I had to overcome a serious case of "Ick" and "I'm not gonna do it, and you can't make me!" to get to the point where I am now-- breastfeeder of three kids, 6+ years and counting. It was coming to the realization that "just fine" was only acceptable if breastmilk wasn't available. The Almighty Diety of Lactation laughed at me, and ignored my prayers to be in the 1-3%. ;-) So, I did my job.


But, I *do* understand. My oldest and my youngest (6 years & 6 months respectively) are premies. I pray, with every fiber of my being, that they'll be better than "just fine" in spite of it. Circumstances that I regret conspired against the standard of full-term birth. I'm here to tell you that prematurity is WAAAAAAY *substandard*. I didn't have a choice in that. I played the hand that was dealt me, and I mitigate the many risks where I can. I'm

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Registered: 06-17-2007
In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:26pm

"I defiantly can see teaching them good eating habits, but what they ate for the first year wether BM of FF I just can't see a big difference."

If you looked in their diapers you'd see a huge difference, I imagine. I can throw my baby's poopy cloth diapers in the wash without pre-rinsing (or doing anything with them, for that matter), but just imagine what would happen if you did that with the cloth diapers of ff babies. Let's just say the cloth diaper experts recommend that you don't do that with the cloth diapers of ff babies.

On top of that, based solely on the discussions on my PG about ff babies and constipation (which works better- prune juice or karo syrup), there's quite a big difference there.

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Registered: 11-29-2005
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Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:26pm



FF kids can not reach their biological potential because they were not given the 270 ingredients they needed that are missing from formula.

 


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In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:31pm

"So, when the Straw Man didn't work you decided to move on to the old Red Herring, huh?"

With sides of naturalistic fallacies and flawed induction. Yummy.

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In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:36pm

Propaganda to physicians in 1923 explaining why the percentage method formulas weren’t necessary:

>>Answering an Important Question

Q: “Why is it possible to feed S.M.A. with good nutritional results to normal, full-term infants of varying ages (from birth to one year, or even longer if desired), without dilution or change?”

A: This is possible because S.M.A. resembles breastmilk, both physically and chemically, in all important respects. In other words, S.M.A. resembles breastmilk not only in the quantity of protein, carbohydrate and salt – it also resembles breastmilk so closely in the character of its fat that it is possible for S.M.A. to contain the same quantity of fat as breastmilk. S.M.A. is also marketedly anti-rachitic and anti-spasmophilic. S.M.A. thus offers the physician a means of supplying infants of all ages witht food elements in the same proportion as they would obtain them from breastmilk. And this is why, in feeding S.M.A., it is only necessary to increase the amount of prepared food as the infant grows.<<

http://books.google.com/books?id=-K_533y_akcC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=percentage+method+feeding+history&source=web&ots=i3FDE986AB&sig=fEeA5cOyEqlddIS8NSa0_lR0CQ4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA40,M1

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Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:37pm

 


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In reply to: krsd0403
Thu, 07-10-2008 - 8:41pm

Looks to me like Shari is right:

>>Just because you don't *see* any effect, and because you insist that your babies had no problems with formula, doesn't mean that A)they haven't been affected (trust me when I say they have) and B)they wont' be affected in the future and C)other babies aren't affected.<<

It's from the Mayo Clinic, August 2007, thread. It wasn't posted by anyone on this thread.

ETA: I was a little worried it might have been me.


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