Pros and Cons of Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding

How to Choose: Breast Feeding vs Bottle Feeding

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By Diane Cass, eHow Member

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I want to do this! What's This? Breast Feeding

Images by Diane Cass Breast feeding your baby, or not, is one of the most deeply personal decisions you can ever make. Yet EVERYONE, even strangers on the street, want to weigh in on the matter and influence your decision. Here's how to turn down all the noise of these insistent voices and find what is right for you and your baby. Follow this simple excercise...

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Notepad

Pencil or Pen

Highlighter

Step 1

ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS - Capture those swirling thoughts and ideas to make your decision more manageable. Get your notepad and draw a line down the center of the page, making two columns. Title one side PROS and the other CONS

Step 2

PERSONALIZE THE INFORMATION - You've read the material, heard all the arguments, listened to all of the advice, now take what you know and list it in the columns. Keep in mind your own personal situation; how you feel about things, how busy you are, will you be primarily at home or going back to work, how much support you have from your spouse, friends and family, etc...

Step 3

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LIST THE PROS - List all of the PROS (positive aspects or benefits) you can think of for breast feeding. You might want to make categories under PROS, like; Benefits to Me, Benefits to Baby, Benefits to Lifestyle, Other Benefits. List everything you can think of.

Step 4

Breast Feeding

LIST YOUR CONS - Do the same with the CONS column. Make a list of all the things you can think of that may be negative impacts to you, your baby, and your lifestyle that breast feeding may have. Categorize in the same way as you did the PROS Column so that they can be compared side-by-side. Your list may be longer on one side...