| Here is the problem: mothers who have used | | | | become pregnant in these kinds of circumstances is |
| formulas simply because it is much easier (especially | | | | very low. Often, the mother will simply miscarry. Her |
| for working moms) have heard all the hype about | | | | baby will die. This can happen again and again until the |
| how important it is to breast feed and experience | | | | mother can relax and unwind during pregnancy. In |
| extreme guilt. The point is that to use an alternative | | | | many cases, this means that many women will never, |
| to breast feeding is a health hazard for your baby. | | | | ever have a child. |
| Nonetheless, in a large percent of the cases under | | | | The first clue is missing your period. Have a pelvic |
| discussion in this article, it is not possible for a mother | | | | exam after you take your pregnancy test (no |
| to breast feed. Therefore, there is a necessity to | | | | matter what the results) if your period still does not |
| advertise and promote baby formulas. | | | | come. Nausea in the morning is often the very first |
| Unfortunately, many women who do not, out of | | | | outward sign of pregnancy. Cramping that feels |
| some kind of misunderstanding, breast feed and then | | | | similar to menstrual cramps can also be indicative of a |
| later these women are overcome by an extreme | | | | growing fetus. The problem with fatigue, which many |
| sense of guilt. The high quality of many formulas is, | | | | women experience during pregnancy is that it can be |
| of course, perpetuated by the media. I believe that | | | | strictly hormonal . . . but it can also possibly be |
| there are more and more solutions that can be made | | | | something more. Your body speaks to you with |
| to eliminate this concern. It has been said that | | | | physical symptoms. And whether you need to be put |
| mothers are under the impression that breastfeeding | | | | on bed rest or if your activity will not harm the child, |
| is the very best way to go, but on the other hand, | | | | increased fatigue can certainly effect job |
| but it does not really matter that much. This can be | | | | performance. So another thing to worry about is |
| corrected. And there are a few simple steps that can | | | | getting fired for not working up to your potential, |
| increase the number of babies fed with natural breast | | | | and as a result, not being able to pay bills before the |
| milk throughout the world. | | | | baby comes. |
| As far as American media is concerned, the only | | | | Marketing is the concern: it is a "necessary evil," so to |
| thing we have to change is to include a very | | | | speak. For many women, unfortunately, formula |
| important warning on every baby formula that is | | | | seems like the best way to go . . . and the way by |
| promoted. And I am not talking about the rushed list | | | | which formula is marketed gives a woman no reason |
| of possible risks they list like auctioneers at the end | | | | to doubt her choice. Nonetheless, we know this not |
| of most television commercials that promote | | | | to be true. But because many women can not miss |
| medications etc. I am talking about serious warnings, | | | | work, because a regular household functions on two |
| written, announced and clear as crystal. Because | | | | incomes and in addition, babies are very expensive. |
| although there are many people who do not have | | | | Sometimes, child care is impossible to afford. |
| much of a choice, there are people who believe it is | | | | Therefore, a mother will leave the baby and a couple |
| a choice, and others who believe that there is no | | | | of bottles of powdered formula with a friend or |
| option, that breast feeding is the only way. | | | | family member who will not charge them for child |
| There are also alternative ways of obtaining breast | | | | care so that she can return immediately to work. |
| milk even, when you adopt an infant immediately | | | | For a single mom, two jobs are often the very best |
| from the birth mother. These alternatives, I believe, | | | | solution financially, and rob them of the experience of |
| should also be marketed and promoted. The concept | | | | early motherhood virtually all together. I do not know |
| that the only way for such adoptive parents to feed | | | | if this makes you sad . . . but it makes me sad. |
| their new baby is through the use of formulas is not | | | | Children feel abandoned and mothers feel robbed of |
| true. | | | | one of the most important experiences she would |
| For example: When you adopt you can ask the birth | | | | ever have had. Breastfeeding is an important health |
| mother to pump her breasts for bottle feeding during | | | | issue here, obviously. But mental health (for both |
| the first six months. Another option is for the | | | | mother and child) will almost always be damaged |
| collection and preservation of natural breast milk that | | | | severely because of money problems. |
| can be purchased and / or obtained by adoptive | | | | For example: If there is any serious illness in the |
| parents. However, there are other kinds of special | | | | family - often despite the medical insurance they |
| cases. Sometimes, the mother has a disease that | | | | have - will throw a functioning middle class, and even |
| prevents her from breast feeding, or perhaps the | | | | upper-middle class homes into a high candidacy for |
| baby has a severe allergy or something else that will | | | | bankruptcy. Likely, their lives will have to be |
| harm the child if his or her birth mother cannot feed | | | | completely rebuilt around debts and financial concerns |
| the infant. | | | | that can shatter their ambitions, making them |
| In medical experience throughout history, sometimes | | | | different forever because of expensive medical care. |
| a mother must be put on "bed rest" by order of her | | | | Even if the family member's illness comes around and |
| doctor in order to increase the chances of her being | | | | they are healed, no longer needing individual care, the |
| able to carry the baby to full term and have a | | | | family will almost always suffer for years, decades, |
| successful birth. This is great when she can figure | | | | or even for the rest of their lives. Despite this |
| some possible way to keep paying for pre-natal | | | | digression in topic, I believe that this (which is |
| visits, pre-natal medications, and can survive without | | | | definitely related to breastfeeding) is an important |
| any income. The percentage of women in who | | | | side note to take into account. Forgive me. |