I guess when it comes to feeding your child, whether an infant or toddler, is do it yourself. Here's a basic article that describes everything I dislike about the formula manufacturers and their marketing tactics. Research a few years ago intended to see how antibodies in breastmilk kill bacteria actually showed that breastmilk caused lung cancer cells to die. How to make breastfeeding difficult . A basic primer for today's healthcare professional.
Study shows that formula marketing contributes to a mother's weaning .
Our own experience tells us that optimal is not necessary. The truth is, breastfeeding is nothing more than normal. Those are difficult words, but they have an appropriate place in our vocabulary. I am becoming a breastfeeding nazi. He tortured and murdered animals before he did people.