Bottle feeding instructions:
> <<Other people can feed your baby, such as the father, friends,
> grandparents,
> or daycare provider. Some people feel that bottle feeding gives you more
> freedom and does not tie you down.>>
>
>
Y'know, why do they NEVER EVER say, "other people can clean your toilets,
wash your dishes, do your laundry, vacuum your living room, cook your
food."
No -- it's always the other people can feed the baby so that YOU ARE FREE
TO
THEN DO ALL THE ABOVE. Yes I'm shouting, and yes I'm cranky.
I once wrote a list of the advantages of infant formula. I know some of
you
have seen it, and Pam Wiggins did include it in her book -- so those that
have seen it can just skip over it -- for the rest of you who are
interested,
here it is:
"ADVANTAGES" TO FORMULA FEEDING
Compiled by Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC (with tongue in cheek)
1. Always the same flavor; the same taste, day after day, feed after
feed,
for infant for first 12 months of his life.
2. Always the same consistency, formula is the same from the beginning
of
the feed to the end of the feed.
3. About that consistency.... formula doesn't change with the age of the
baby either. The formula you feed your newborn at six pounds is the same
as
the formula you feed your 6 month old at 14 pounds and your one year old
at
20 pounds.
4. You can always tell just how much the baby has taken, and sometimes
you
can get him to take just a bit more to make sure he sleeps a really long
period of time.
5. Many people can totally care for your infant. There's no necessity
for
him to be especially attached to his mother.
6. Never any wonder whether or not he has a poopy diaper. You can tell
immediately. (So can everyone else).
7. The formula spit up & spills turn clothes a lovely shade of creamy
brown.
8. If you have to dump some formula because it has gone bad, don't
worry;
there is plenty more at the grocery store, and most stores are open 24
hours
a day.
9. Any constipation that results from formula feeding can be taken care
of
by a little prune juice, karo syrup, or a glycerine suppository.
10. The antibiotics on the market are wonderful for treating ear
infections
and bronchitis; two diseases formula fed babies are prone to get. If you
have insurance with co-pay, they probably won't cost more than $7 - $10 a
prescription.
11. If there is a manufacturing error, you may be able to sue the infant
formula companies for lots of money — perhaps even enough to send
him to
college. (Assuming, of course, the manufacturing error hasn't caused
brain
damage like the Neo-Mulchoy fiasco of the late 70's).
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com
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