Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding - the Unnecessary Debate!
Earlier this month, 'Mind Your Body', a supplement of the Straits Times newspaper in Singapore turned its focus to the subject of Breastfeeding. In a nation that is currently obsessed with falling birth rates and on encouraging its youth to marry and procreate; breastfeeding ( the inevitable milestone for every new mother) is a very relevant theme. The supplement carried reports of how hospitals in Singapore are encouraging new mothers to breastfeed. It also featured stories of some mothers who have successfully breast fed their babies despite problems such as clogged ducts and sore nipples. But shockingly the same supplement carried an editorial which was titled "Breastfeeding is not for everyone", it stressed on how cumbersome breastfeeding could be and how many women would not want to breastfeed after nine months of pregnancy, an arduous labor and because they did not want to feel like a cow! Hardly an appropriate editorial if the intention of the paper ...