Breast Is Best

Part I of Essay
If one chooses to have a child, shouldn’t he or she be obligated to do what is best for that child? There are many important choices to make for that child, and some may be more difficult than others. Hospital or home birth? Pampers or Huggies? Crib or family bed? But when ....

Part II of Essay
.... a women who is producing milk uses between 1,000 and 3,500 calories per day more than at other times in her life (Lim 63). With all of the extra calories burned, she may not need to diet at all to reach her desired weight (Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway 7). A new mother may choose to bottle feed because she wants to monitor intake and make sure that her child is getting enough. Breasts aren’t calibrated to measure baby’s intake and one might worry that their child is not getting full (Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway 6). This concern is unn ....