Quote From: boltizarHow dare you say that bottle feeding is shameful! That is a horrible thing to say if one opts to feed a baby this way or has to for medical reasons! That is not fair! Most mothers WANT to breastfeed! But, then find that they cannot for some reason. So you should not be so quick to be so biased in this matter without knowing all. And don't forget too, that this culture is FREEDOM OF CHOICE, as well!
Unfortunately many mothers have no desire to bf. I'm glad your experience seems otherwise, but if most mothers wanted to, most mothers would. Yes, there are those of us who struggle, and there are solutions for many of us. I'm part of a group who helps moms across the world bf, some of them have to fight SO HARD for it. But I know many many moms who couldn't be bothered. They are missing out on so much, but sadly enough, so are their babies.
I gave up so early with my first babies. My last one I determined I was going to do this and he nursed until 11 mos. I wanted much much more than that. But it was hard work to get to where we did.
Many, if not most, problems with bf'ing can be overcome one way or another. Even if we end up expressing what we can get and feeding it to our baby through a tube on our breast. They still get that nursing experience.
