OK, this might sounds more than a bit wacky, but please bear with me
and bear in mind that I have a pretty bad cold. So I might not be
thinking so rationally.
Here is the story. Totally unexpectedly I ended up with a tiny kitten
(about 4 weeks old). Not that I wanted it or anything. I just could
not let it die. As simple as that.
The kitten is too weak to drink the milk by itself, so meanwhile I am
feeding it with the syringe. As I do that I keep feeling thankful that
I did not have to do that, or bottle feeding for my own seven kids.
Nursing is just so much easier! I think I am also getting a much
better perspective on the pitfalls of bottle feeding. The compulsion
to overfeed, since one does not really now when the little creature is
full. And also I guess becouse I want it to take in as much
nourishment as possible each time. It is very tempting to shove
another half of the syringe into it. And since the process is time
consuming and unpleasant for both of us there is that thought at the
back of my mind that if it eats more it will sleep longer and I will
not have to feed it so soon again.
Why am I writing about it here? Probably becouse now I better
understand the subtle harm of artificial feeding. The little things,
that do not show up on the nutrition tables or the medical exams. Yes
baby is not a kitten, but the parallel to me seems very clear.
Of course it might be just my cold-clogged brain and nothing else.
All the best.



-- 
Henya
Migdal HaEmek, Israel

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