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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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Cathie
Correction.
Cathie
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Oh don't start that.
Cathie
Whoa! When I left this board the other night there were like 200 posts. I don't have enough time in the day to catch up now. lol
ETA: I didn't mean to direct that to anyone in particular. :)
"I've lived in apartments that had room to grow plants."
I won't ask what kind ;)
"I'm guessing there aren't many studies done on the topic.
I'm sorry you don't like reading that.
>>I would say that BM may be like an apple straight from the tree and formula more like apple juice. It still has nutritional value, but it's not quite the same as the real thing.<<
This is the tried and true formula is like breastmilk philosophy. Breast is best but formula is just as good.
If formula were as close to breastmilk as apple juice is to an apple, what a difference debate this would be.
I'll be honest, I'm not quite following the concept of why home grown vegetables or raising and slaughtering my own animals, is less risky than picking them up at the grocery store.
Sure it's possible, that if I learned how to do it "right", my vegetables and animals would be sufficiently different than the ones the store carries, but I argue that the differences would still be small relative to the effort.
I don't buy the theory that organic vegetables are far superior to washed vegetables.(not yet anyway). But I do think eating vegetables vs. not eating vegetables is a big deal. Comparing relative risks, formula vs. breastfeeding is closer to vegetables vs. no vegetables than it is to organic vegetables vs. traditionally grown vegetables.
The level of risk is, as I've stated before, a key part of this debate.
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