Anonymous, you've given us a very thoughtful comment, and I really appreciate it. It's very interesting to hear from a dad's perspective on this topic!
About your first point: I'm not at all convinced that breast milk is of higher quality than formula. It's so subjective. A breastfeeding mom may be ingesting foods that are filled with artificial ingredients, or food that contains hormones, or food that has been covered in various pesticides, etc, etc. To say that I denied two of my kids a healthier life by feeding them formula (and very high quality formula at that) seems quite extreme.
Just a side note ... interestingly, one of my children who I did breastfeed has always had a much weaker immune system and never fails to catch every virus that's going around. One of my children who was formula fed is always unbelievably healthy.
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Anonymous, you've given us a very thoughtful comment, and I really appreciate it. It's very interesting to hear from a dad's perspective on this topic!
About your first point: I'm not at all convinced that breast milk is of higher quality than formula. It's so subjective. A breastfeeding mom may be ingesting foods that are filled with artificial ingredients, or food that contains hormones, or food that has been covered in various pesticides, etc, etc. To say that I denied two of my kids a healthier life by feeding them formula (and very high quality formula at that) seems quite extreme.
Just a side note ... interestingly, one of my children who I did breastfeed has always had a much weaker immune system and never fails to catch every virus that's going around. One of my children who was formula fed is always unbelievably healthy.
January 4, 2009 - 10:54pmThis Comment
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