Hospitals pressured to end free baby formula

[Yo_Mama]

11. I don't think it does

Sometimes breastfeeding mothers need to supplement with formula, for example. My sister in law had to do it.

I don't think women are that pliable. I think women make the decision based on how well it works for them and their babies, whether they want to do it, and how quickly they have to return to work, etc.

If you want more women to breastfeed, giving women paid time off would do a lot more to allow it than worrying about a few free samples of formula, which even a breastfeeding woman may find she actually needs.

The idea that the average woman won't breastfeed her baby because she has a few days of free infant formula on hand strikes me as demeaning, incredible and idiotic. What's probably more common is that women who intend to breastfeed have problems and need the emergency formula, or they need to supplement with the formula. And that's not something you always plan for.

Also, if Mom gets sick it's always a good idea to have some formula on hand.

I don't know why this irks me quite as much as it does, but it really IRKS me. I guess I take it as an attempt to control women, and in my opinion this sort of campaign does no good.