Stephanie Ryman Professor Holmes English 111 10/8/13 Breastfeeding vs. Bottle feeding Choosing whether to breastfeed or bottle feed is one of the first choices mothers have to make. The decision to breastfeed or formula feed a baby is a personal decision each and every family will have to make together. Many expecting mothers have to analyze the benefits of both before making a decision that will shape their lives as the baby grows and develops. There are numerous advantages and disadvantages
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Breast-feeding the Baby. In the first two to three days after birth the mother’s breasts produce a substance called colostrum. Colostrum resembles melted butter‚ is high in protein‚ and contains antibodies that protect the baby. It helps to clear the bowels easily of meconium‚ a substance in the bowels of all newborn babies. There is no artificial substitute for colostrum. Breast Milk. Breast milk is easily processed by the infant’s digestive system and helps to prevent allergies. Unlike cow’s milk
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Suckling‚ thumb‚ pacifier‚ pacifier‚ bottle‚ and the suction phenomenon is crucial in newborn infants. Today it is estimated that almost the majority of children in North America would use a regular nipple. Indeed‚ the nipple soothes calms and comforts crying. But parents sometimes abuse‚ but without beware of the drawbacks that entails. Benefits of baby pacifier 1. A calming effect The first months‚ babies cry a lot. And sometimes parents have difficulty accepting cries or howling. In this context
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I as a parent would prepare for the birth of twins with the following strategies. First of all‚ the parents need to decide if the birth would take place in a hospital or in your own house. Also‚ who would assist the mother in the birth if is going to be a physician‚ a nurse or a midwife? The father can be in the moment of birth or not. Other family members can be in the birth; all of those things are strategies for the birth of the twins. Some prenatal care options are that I would take my vitamins
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Women are often unaware of the importance of visiting the dentist while pregnant and therefore do not make their oral health a priority during this time. Dental visits are not only important to the mother‚ but are just as important to the baby. While the baby is in utero‚ they begin to develop their features‚ including their primary teeth. You cannot physically see these teeth when you look in their mouths because they are in the alveolar bone and do not erupt until the baby is a few months old
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Women have been breast feeding their babies sense the beginning of time. In the past few decades the breast has been sexualized. The breast is no longer looked at as a source of food for babies. It is looked at as a sex symbol. Now a day’s breast feeding in public is frowned upon and is taboo. In recent years’ women have been pushed to feeding in dirty public bathrooms‚ while out and about. So what are women supposed to do? If breast feeding in public is such an issue for people‚ then they should
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This sculpture‚ created by Avard Fairbanks‚ depicts a mother breastfeeding her infant. Carved in 1973‚ this shows the commitment that a mother may make to a child. A mother has the capacity to bring new life into the world as well as nourish that life. In this sculpture‚ we can see that very clearly. As we know‚ breastfeeding itself has the capacity to advance life and provide what an infant needs to grow and develop. This artwork is a sculpture so there is no context regarding socioeconomic status
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excellent Persuasive Speech Title: breastfeeding General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the attitude of my audience towards the benefits of breastfeeding. ------------------------------------------------- Thematic Statement: There are diverse reasons why we should breastfeed our children. I will educate you on why breastfeeding is important for the baby‚ where parents can find valuable helps if they have issues and additional benefits for the mother. I.
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Comparing breast feeding with bottle feeding To begin with breast feeding‚ this is where a baby directly feeds from the breast of his/her mother while bottle feeding is where the baby feeds from the bottle instead of feeding directly on their mother’s breast. The following are the advantages of breast feeding over bottle feeding. • Breast feeding is readily available compared to the bottle feeding. Therefore‚ the baby can easily feed when hungry from the breast as compared to the bottle feeding
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-Hungry babies shouldn’t be expected to wait. They have the right to be offered the breast whenever they need a feed; this is what most mothers would say is this right or not. Breastfeeding a baby in public continues to be a very controversial issue. Some people call breastfeeding in public impolite or offensive exposure‚ while others argue that this it is a mother’s right to feed her baby. Wherever you might stand on the issue‚ there are some points that you might want to keep in mind before
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