Hello Everyone,
Today I am exploring a little bit with the CDC and what the CDC inputs are on breastfeeding and the benefits it may have. So, the CDC has this thing called the breastfeeding report card. It goes into the background of breastfeeding and why it’s important. According to this “Report Card “ babies who start out breastfeeding is at about 79% which is amazing and be time children are six months the percentage drops down to 49%. But what I am trying to find out is why do woman choose to go a different route a few months in. Is it too hard…… Most likely no is it because mothers don’t want to do what’s best for their children …? No! Far from the truth but a lot of people love to shame women over everything they choose to do with their body. What does help with breastfeeding though is having an amazing support group? Finding hospitals with lactation consultants is hard. Where I had my son, they had a fantastic nursing staff for help and also a lactation office with monthly support groups to help support them along the way here down below is an image from the CDC website showing hospitals that use the ten steps to successful breastfeeding throughout the years.
Today I am exploring a little bit with the CDC and what the CDC inputs are on breastfeeding and the benefits it may have. So, the CDC has this thing called the breastfeeding report card. It goes into the background of breastfeeding and why it’s important. According to this “Report Card “ babies who start out breastfeeding is at about 79% which is amazing and be time children are six months the percentage drops down to 49%. But what I am trying to find out is why do woman choose to go a different route a few months in. Is it too hard…… Most likely no is it because mothers don’t want to do what’s best for their children …? No! Far from the truth but a lot of people love to shame women over everything they choose to do with their body. What does help with breastfeeding though is having an amazing support group? Finding hospitals with lactation consultants is hard. Where I had my son, they had a fantastic nursing staff for help and also a lactation office with monthly support groups to help support them along the way here down below is an image from the CDC website showing hospitals that use the ten steps to successful breastfeeding throughout the years.
Another one of my sources talks a bit more about formula feeding it is a article time magizine called Sibling Study Shows Little Difference Between Breast- and Bottle-Feeding it is by Alexandra Sifferlin date released was February 25th, 2014. It is displaying data from multiple sibling studies showing there was not much of a difference in body weight, math skills or even vocabulary. So is Breast the best. Or is it like I said just a social norm where mothers shame
parents. But even after all these studies are done it is more likely they will endorse Brest feeding over bottle feeding. My option on this is I do believe Brest milk has more benefits to a child’s development and I also think a child gets more immune boosters, so they are sick a lot less than formula feed children.
parents. But even after all these studies are done it is more likely they will endorse Brest feeding over bottle feeding. My option on this is I do believe Brest milk has more benefits to a child’s development and I also think a child gets more immune boosters, so they are sick a lot less than formula feed children.
FUN FACT: I talked about in my first post something called eaping. Eaping. Is where you pump fresh Brest milk and storing it instead of feeding straight from the Brest. A lot more moms are doing it as an alternative to Brest feeding due to latching issues the baby may have.
I do believe that breastfeeding has many auto-immune effects on young children. My girlfriend has a son who wasn't breastfed at all. Though he seems to be healthy and intelligent, the poor guy seems to get sick all the time. It's hard to tell for sure that this is the cause, but it does agree with the belief that breast milk has a positive effect on a child's immune system. I am very interested to see what you come up with during this blog and am particularly curious as to whether women stop at a certain age for any specific reason.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I believe breast feeding is the healthier choice and helps with a child's immune system. when I had my son I began breast feeding and unfortunately after a few months was unable to continue so I had to switch to formula.I noticed when I switched to formula that he would also get a upset stomach and would spit up a lot more. Now my son is four and I have noticed over the years that my son gets sick really easy compared to most children. I find your topic very interesting and look forward to your future posts.
ReplyDeleteGreat point about women feeling, or being, shamed by others. We have such an immature way of looking at completely natural things and attempt to create a barrier for whatever reason. I also believe that breastfeeding is the correct choice on the matter. We have evolved this way for a reason and I prefer to tamper with nature as little as possible. I have heard of the immune system argument before, but never thought much about how important this may be to a developing child. I have no kids, so from an outsider's perspective, I think plenty of parents are quick to take the easy way out during critical times of their child's growth.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I think about is the health of the mother. It is much easier for us to be unhealthy and not take care of ourselves, especially through nutrition. I am nervous that mothers who don't take this into account may be passing on to their children.
Hi, April,
ReplyDeleteInteresting topic you chose! I myself have wondered this, though I have no children. I do have a niece, however! My niece is now 3 years old and mostly grew up on formula. I would say her mother was in the statistic of breast feeding for the first 6 months then switching more so to formula. Her reasoning was she was having issues supplying sufficient milk for her little one on her own. I imagine this is the case for many. She was under the impression breast feeding was the best but from the outcome of my niece so far I see no lack in growth. I am curious what studies might prove about this question!
-Dillon