The bottom line and the bottle line
by Kate Kahn - 10th May 2007
As a mother who both breastfed and bottle fed her children, I truly believe it's imperative that women have the choice without being made to feel guilty. I breastfed my daughter but had difficulties, after a few weeks, with my son. So it was bottle time for him! And I have to say, I was thrilled with the choice. My life became instantly easier to handle. I was certainly able to devote more time to my then 4-year-old daughter while tending to my infant son. After being an only child for 4 years and then having to suddenly share the limelight, it certainly made the transition easier for her. I felt guilty about giving up breastfeeding with my son, for about a minute, until I realized the greater gain I was giving to my family at large. And, despite all the evidence that breast milk provides antibodies that protect children later in life from getting allergies and other such things, my son, knock on wood, is doing just fine. In fact, he certainly had less ear infections as a baby that my daughter! So what's the moral to this story? Ultimately, it's a matter of choice and the ability to be able to make that choice freely, without the guilt of being a "bad mother", and without fear of others' opinions.
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