An increasingly nasty debate: Breastfeeding vs Formula

There are a ton of forums for mothers of newborns. Have a look on one of them and you’ll most likely see a heated debate on breastfeeding vs formula. You see, somehow the choice of breastmilk or formula for your baby has begun to centre not on which is the most nutritious/practical option, but your abilities as a mother and moral outlook.

How did it all get this way? When formula milk came along a few decades ago it was seen as a godsend to moms who were having trouble breastfeeding, and were struggling to juggle devoting themselves to their babies’ feeding needs with other family pressures.

Fast forward to the 21st century and the campaign to encourage breastfeeding vs formula has seen ‘troops’ on both sides line up to take aim and hurl abuse at one another for their opinions.

What is hotly debated in the Breastfeeding vs Formula question

- the mothers best option
- the baby’s best option now and longer term
- the family’s best option

The breastfeeding vs formula question shows no signs of a truce…

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