Breastfeeding or Bottle feeding

A lot of researches show that breast milk is the best choice for both mother and child.One of the main advantages of it is that it is naturally manufactured by the body during pregnancy and contains all the essential nutrients that a baby needs.Breast milk contains the balanced amount of carbohydrates,proteins,vitamins,fats and iron.It has antibodies that strengthens the immune system of the baby and also protect the baby against infection.

But despite of these nutritional advantages,some women may be unable to breastfeed because of some medical or practical reasons.Such as if a woman has a blood-borne virus like hepatitis B or HIV,or if she is taking a certain type of medication ,then these can be passed to her baby through her breast milk.In this type of cases,bottle feeding the baby using formula milk will usually be recommended.

Now a days formula milk is commercially available and it is widely used.It is considered to be a safe and convenient alternative.

So before deciding whether to breastfeed or bottle feed the baby,the mother should fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of both methods.If she has any question then she should consult her doctor,practice nurse,midwife or a breastfeeding counsellor for help.