Well, I’m not sure I agree with this, but some are rallying around a cause for increasing breast cancer support and awareness at hospitals, where they say the “support” for breast feeding is very low.  When I read on, what they meant by support, was that there is very little push in hospitals to get women to “see the light” that breast feeding their newborns is in fact the best way to go. 

While I may agree personally with that sentiment, and it’s defeinitely the healthier and more economical way to go for many mothers, I don’t think that women should be made to feel pressured or guilty about breast feeding, or not breast feeding, their newborns.  It’s a personal choice that I don’t feel should be forced of pushed on women who have just had babies, especially in a day and age when it’s tough to breast feed when you’re running around, taking care of bills, having a full time job and doing a million other things. 

I totally do agree however that education about how good breast feeding is for a baby and that there are numerous advantages to doing this is in order, it just seems to me like the agenda for this push is to almost put a slight pressure on women to “do the right thing”, when it is in fact a woman’s individual choice whether she can or wants to breast feed her baby.

I personally was not breast fed as an infant and feel I turned out pretty darn good, so maybe I’m a bit biased, but I’m honestly not on one side or the other, I just think it needs to be a right that a woman chooses, and should not be coerced into nor lead into if it is not something that she chooses.  Probably the best part of breast feeding is that it transfers the mother’s antibodies over to her infant, giving the child a boost in immunity right off the bat, which infants who are bottle fed do not get because they are getting formula that is not “biologically organic” if you want to look at it that way. 

There really is no argument whether breast feeding is better for a baby, however, there are also plenty of healthy and very happy babies that are not breast fed and are bottle fed (me included), who are quite happy with that choice.  Before making this critical and very personal choice, it is probably best to decide by seeing what is most feasible for you and the baby, and also what you personally feel most comfortable with.  There’s also plenty of info online to help new moms determine what option is best for them, and even forums where new moms can share experiences, thoughts and feedback about breast feeding. 

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