Comments on: New study on impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates

By: Why do moms quit breastfeeding? — PhD in Parenting

Why do moms quit breastfeeding? — PhD in Parenting — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:39:54 +0000

[...] Formula samples handed to moms in hospital (Forty percent of moms leave the hospital with formula and those who do are 3.5 times more likely to …) [...]

By: Alternatives

Alternatives — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:28:25 +0000

I left the OB’s office with an entire CASE of canned baby formula. I didn’t want to take it, but they insisted and said I could always use it to make pancake batter and use it like condensed milk in recipes. Nice alternative! I tried it and it tasted like crap though. I support more implementation of human milk banks. Come on, it makes damn sense. Women get paid for their milk by many human milk organizations. Insurance can (and does) pay for the milk. I for one was overproducing milk with AA cup sized breasts. That would have been great to pump and sell to a milk bank for side income. Some babies born cannot accept even human milk, but a severely small percentage. We can help all the rest of the parents with HUMAN milk, not formula. Of course proper breastfeeding education is KING. That prevent many from even not breastfeeding at all.

By: Unsupportive Support- For a profit | The Leaky B@@b

Unsupportive Support- For a profit | The Leaky B@@b — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:38:34 +0000

[...] exclusively after 2 weeks…” (Read more about how the numbers really break down from PhD in Parenting.) Tacticts to get formula into the hands of moms when they are most vulnerable, exhausted, and in [...]

By: Heather M-A

Heather M-A — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:15:50 +0000

I agree. There is MAYBE one Lactation Consultant trained nurse in our entire Hospital here. I was luckier b/c I chose midwives for all three of my births and they are well trained! I think that it should be part of the curriculum for nurses, esp. if they are training for OB Nursing. I mean, what else are they supposed to be there for other than to support the new Mom, however she needs it!! Friends of mine who delivered in the hospital here (with OB/GYN’s) were ALL offered formula if the newborn didn’t immediately latch successfully! That’s terrible!! Besides the fact that most newborns will sleep for the first 24 hours after the birth if they have a drink upon arrival (a fact I learned from the midwives), probably 99% of new Moms are NOT going to have immediate BF success! It’s a learned ability and they aren’t going to learn if there is no one to teach them!

By: Thanks for Throwing Fuel on the Breastfeeding/Formula Feeding Fire | PhD in Parenting

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:39:55 +0000

[...] among health professionals, giving formula samples as a “breastfeeding prize”, the impact of formula samples given in the hospital, and ways to know that your health care professional is not supportive of breastfeeding. All of [...]

By: Brands, breastfeeding, formula feeding, and parenting advice: Stride Rite / Robeez | PhD in Parenting

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:27:24 +0000

[...] in her post, providing formula samples does not support a mother’s right to choose. Instead, these samples have been shown to sabotage mother’s breastfeeding relationship because they reach to them in times of weakness. Just like people trying to quit smoking should not [...]

By: Breastfeeding and Early Weaning | PhD in Parenting

Breastfeeding and Early Weaning | PhD in Parenting — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:52:51 +0000

[...] The report went on to explain that supplementing with formula during the first three days, which was the factor most likely to contribute to early weaning, still happens in about 50 percent of infants in Germany without any medical indication and without the mother requesting supplementation. Babies who were supplemented with formula in the first three days were much more likely to not be nursing at 12 weeks, which is similar to the Canadian study that found that mothers who go home from the hospital with formula sam…. [...]

By: Is WIC shooting the CDC in the foot when it comes to breastfeeding rates? | PhD in Parenting

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:55:42 +0000

[...] WIC-recipient low-income counterparts. Looking at these stats, combined with information from a recent Canadian study on the impact of free formula samples on breastfeeding rates, it would appear that a good portion 2.22 million infants on WIC in 2009 were being formula fed [...]

By: Canadian breastfeeding report « the KellyMom.com blog

Canadian breastfeeding report « the KellyMom.com blog — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:46:24 +0000

[...] New study on impact of free formula on breastfeeding rates [...]

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:42:09 +0000

I probably don’t belong on this board, but there is a value in helping new mothers know what the options are. The LC at our hospital did not believe in nipple shields, pumping or formula. For us, this became a big problem. After a C-section because my daughter was breach, my milk didn’t come in for 5 days. Because my daughter was very small (5%ile), she was the size of the average 34 week old fetus. This size issue became a real problem in terms of achieving a successful latch. Because my milk didn’t come in promptly and the problems with the latch, her weight keep dropping. No one cared as her weight dropped to 4lbs 13oz because she had only lost 11-12% of her birth weight. At that point, I felt that it had gone too far, and I gave her formula. I think that this was a wonderful choice for us.

If the LC had a more moderate position, we might have started to pump earlier in the hospital. We could have tried the smaller nipple shields that I brought. Instead, I wound up with large 1/4 inch or bigger scabs on each breast and a child who was still loosing weight on day 5.

We ulitimately got it under control and my daughter has had pumped BM for the last 7 months. If the LC had been more flexible (pumping to stimulate milk, nipple shields), she might have been a more successful breast feeder.