I'm a health care professional. Breast is best. I understand it when women can't breast feed. What I don't understand or accept is people who shame women who breast feed and women who don't for vanity or convenience sake. There are so many misconceptions about breast feeding.
As a mother with bipolar disorder, there has been some who criticize me about breastfeeding my child. Apparently, people never stop to think that everyone are on different medication. Not all medication pass through the milk in the same account, and not all medication have a hugely negative effect on the baby. It's up to the mother, and the physicians to decide the risk versus benefits. I took the time through my pregnancy to discuss with my psychiatrist, OB, and the maternal fetal medicine doctors to determine the risks of continuing my medications and breastfeeding. The benefits far outweighed the risks. My baby boy is now almost a year old. He's happy and healthy, and like every little boy, working on destroying my house.
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