The Good Side and the Bad Side of Breast feeding your baby..
by: sweet_petite_mom
I would like to share my opinions to the other mom whether you decide what is best for your newborn baby. I've had 2 kids myself and both were formula-fed and breast-fed. I had a daughter and my parents decided that i should just formula feed the baby and so i guess i thought it would be best like that.. but the ever since i have been doing it, she always had problems like diarrhea and once even hospitalized because of dehydration.. We even bought her the most expensive formula milk we can find but still it wasn't worth it.. there was no turning back anymore because i have lost all my breastmilk...but i prayed so hard that hopefully she gets better.. she did but she get sick very often.. Then came my little son.. I decided to try breastfeeding and of course, it turned out really well.. So the good side of breastfeeding is that I easily get back to shape before i got pregnant. He never had any diarrhea or any complications and supposedly it's really good for your child and his/her development. Every good benefits can find in breastfeeding your baby. With breastfeeding, you can get a closer with your baby and the bonding experience is nothing to compared to formula feeding. Not only that you can save alot of money because formula milk are so expensive so it's another add on to your tight budget. Breast feeding can also burns alot of calories and shrinks your uterus back to shape.It has all the antibodies that your baby needs. The father can always help feed the baby. You have to get a breastpump and pump your milk out and put it in the bottle and he can do it himself.. breastmilk can stay fresh in room temperature for 10 hours, and putting it inside the refrigerator can last up to 8 days and if you wanna deep freeze it, it can last up to 6 months.There are lots of good side of breastfeeding which can benefit not only for your child's health but also for your own health. Now that i have discussed the good side of breastfeeding, there's also some bad side that you want to know about it. One, is that breastmilk can easily digest so you have to wake up every 2 hours (depends on the baby) to feed the baby. Two, The more the baby gets used to your milk the more he/she likely to refuse to take any other milk coz the baby can always tell if the mother is close by.. so basically you can't go out for a long time as you want but of course, you can always pump some milk for the baby but sometimes the baby can always tell whether it is some other nipple or it's mom's nipple.. So there are babies who refuse to drink if it's not mommy's nipple. and the last but not least.. when you are breastfeeding, your nipples will likely to get hard when its full and will leak through your dress..You can always solve that problem though by buying a good silicone made nipple pads (trust me it is better than cotton made pads or disposable ones). So you better decide which one is a better option for you before the baby comes. and it is always better to be prepared for it.. but i do prefer breastfeeding.. its only little bad side of it that it is worth to experience rather than alot of complications that you can get for formula feeding.. always remember, BREAST FEEDING IS ALWAYS BEST FOR YOUR BABY (up to 2 years)!!!
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