Just to add to my precious post about deciding on how to feed the baby who
is unable to breastfeed - that is, with or without bottles - I implied, but
did not state, that the mother's view is central to this.

For some, feeding by bottle may be more rewarding, and actually feel more
normal. Of course, it is not physiologically normal, but it is certainly
the cultural norm, and for some individuals, that's an important issue.
Just think about the mothers who decide to express and only ever give EBM
in a bottle because they don't want to breastfeed - desperately sad, IMHO,
but that's their choice.

As with everything, she needs to know the pros and cons, and the possible
effect on the future of her breastfeeding, before she decides on what to do.

But I don't know that a bottle is any  worse, intrinsically, than a cup or
a syringe or anything else. In a crisis, the right 'tools' should be
available  to everyone, so they can do the best they can to choose, knowing
that even the 'experts' never have all the answers : )


Heather Welford Neil

NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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