Breast-feeding and Bottle- feeding : The story within. Tomathan Carroll Jonson Molen Alexey Kalinin Hailey Hibbard

BREASTFEEDING – Pros for moms Burns Calories! Easy and Convenient! (Take off your shirt, and boom, meal served) Protects against some breast and ovarian cancers: While breastfeeding, estrogen levels are very low. Research has shown that the longer you breastfeed, the risks for these cancers goes down MAY delay menstrual period: Again, estrogen levels are low and many women think Special bonding between the two. Finally, it’s natural.

BREASTFEEDING – Pros for babies Protects against ear infections, colds, and viruses: If the child does have any of the above, the severity will most likely be lessened because of the protection from the breastmilk Helps brain to grow and develop Less learning and behavior difficulties Less diaper rash and other skin problems Less colic, less crying Easy to digest: It is almost impossible to have a constipated breastfed baby! Less diarrhea Protects against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, leukemia, some childhood cancers, and juvenile-onset diabetes Om nom nom nom…

BREASTFEEDING - Cons Time Consuming Takes a lot of energy Frustration for Mothers due to anxiety or just learning the process Physical problems such as Mastitis, plugged milk ducts and engorgement.

BOTTLEFED – Pros Bottle-fed babies need to be fed less frequently since it is more difficult to digest. If you are bottle feeding your baby, you know exactly how much milk your baby has had. You do not need to be present each time the baby has to be fed; some other family member or friend can also feed the baby. Your social life does not need to be curtailed. You can resume your normal life. Heh…it’s Miller

BOTTLEFED - Cons More likely to develop illnesses, such as diarrhoea or a chest, ear or urine infection. Hard to get the perfect temperature. Need to keep the equipment used clean Bottle fed babies were found to have an increased risk of obesity, at least until six years of age. Can be expensive compared to Breastfeeding. If you decided not to breastfeed but want to switch to it, it is difficult to reverse the decision and begin breastfeeding.

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