Breastfeeding With Supplementation
Breastfeeding is a fundamental right of the child; however, a mother is not strictly obligated to breastfeed. For instance, if she arranges for another woman to nurse the child, she is not required to do it herself and may opt out without needing a specific excuse. Nevertheless, if no alternative is available and the mother neglects to provide this essential nourishment, she is blameworthy for denying the child’s basic right. The same principle applies to formula milk—if it serves as a viable substitute or supplement to breast milk, the child’s nutritional needs are considered fulfilled.
Thankyou for both your responses! Both are valuable to me as it helps me take my duty seriously while also not feeling sinful when I occasionally fail to provide the very best. As far as human rights are concerned, I often wonder where a child lives falls as we actively choose to bring in the most helpless beings into the world ( with the will of God) and are responsible for so much of their lives. As a mother I am probably accountable for my every action towards for my child and it is a deeply sobering and distressing thought.