yeah there is formula folks, the natural stufff may be best but i mean come on, why not put some in bottles for outings, eh? ewwwww if someone were in the buffet line doing that i would say something about it. thats even grosser ~_~.
i would never have kids, just the fact of having something inside me growing is enoiugh to wig me out.
i would never have kids, just the fact of having something inside me growing is enoiugh to wig me out.
Milk is produced by demand. So if you miss even one feeding, production overall goes way down. Same thing with pumping. It's really difficult to maintain a supply through pumping because your body doesn't get the same signals to increase production as it does from nursing an infant.
Not to mention, missed feedings can get extremely painful for mom because the drop in production isn't instantaneous. Missed feedings can cause issues like plugged ducts and mastitis (horribly painful infection and fever).
Also, a lot of babies have problems switching between nursing and bottle feeding. Bottles let the food gush out and cause some babies to choke. They require different mouth movements, and a lot of babies have problems switching between the two. Especially when they're very young.
When I worked in daycare there were some babies who could switch. A significant number absolutely could NOT. Their moms luckily were able to take time off work every 2-3 hours to come feed their children. I used to work as a nanny for a mom that worked out of the home. She had to take breaks to feed him as she tried pumping, and he could not switch between her and a bottle.
ETA: Not to mention, many many places are not equipped to heat up bottles of formula to the proper temperature.