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breast is best?

156 replies

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 12:58

I personally think it is...but I am aware that many female mothers disagree and prefer to feed their babies bottle milk...I wouldn't do it...however if for some reason you physically are unable to produce enough breast milk for you baby then and only then would I consider or use bottle milk.
I just don't think people can better breast milk...whether you believe we were created or evolved the fact is breast milk has been proven to be best for babies because it has in it exactly all that a babe needs to help it grow strong and develop.
if we evolved as we are taught in schools, how could chance manage to make female produce exactly what babies need to help them grow?
it just does not make sense...common sense tells me that the one who created us put breasts on the female chest for the purpose of feeding your babies.
it just annoys me so much when I see an advert on TV trying to persuade mothers with babies to feed them formula milk...it would be better to promote breast feeding rather than trying to make mothers use bottle milk.
anyway what are your Thoughts?
do you think breast milk is best?

Thanks.

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TheSnickeringFox · 17/07/2011 16:23

Do you really expect chipotle to explain THE WHOLE OF EVOLUTION to you? Confused

Riveninside · 17/07/2011 16:25

OP is aman? I think should be supportive of whatever the mother decides. Its her bkdy. If you dont like it, grow some breasts and do it yourself.

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:25

RMutt
if i said yes you wouldn't believe me...so I'll say no...

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Catslikehats · 17/07/2011 16:27

"How did females come to have breasts if they weren't designed by god?"

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Paschaelina · 17/07/2011 16:28

I Don't believe breasts were designed by god...

Fifis25StottieCakes · 17/07/2011 16:29

I formula fed 3.
Yes i know breast is best
I still formula fed 3
If i had another i would formula feed that one aswell

My babies, my choice.

Your baby, your choice to breast feed.

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:29

no fox what I'm saying is don't knock me for believing in a creator especially if you can't explain how breasts came to be part of a womans body according to evolution?

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GoldenHaze · 17/07/2011 16:29

"How did females come to have breasts if they're weren't designed by god?" I'm coming to the conclusion that the OP isn't a man, but a very young boy. Would you like to know what happens to the water after it goes down the plughole next?

Fifis25StottieCakes · 17/07/2011 16:30

Sorry just seen your not a woman so you cant breastfeed

Paschaelina · 17/07/2011 16:32

Well there have been instances of male breastfeeding. They have all the equipment,

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:33

look queen
it does not matter to me that you don't believe in a creator/god that wasn't the main focus of my op...just a small part of it...

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magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:35

goldenhaze
you are wrong...no cheque this time...sorry

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magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:36

pas
so what do you believe?

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Ariesgirl · 17/07/2011 16:38

This is quite the oddest thread I have ever read on MN.

And there have been a few Grin

TheSnickeringFox · 17/07/2011 16:39

Uh, ok.

Evolution is where teeny tiny mutations which turn out to be successful are passed down the generations. Passed down because they give the individuals who carry them an advantage when it comes to surviving and breeding. Over a veeeeeeeeery, veeeeeeery, looooooooooong time these mutations pile up to become a noticeable characteristic. Like the right shaped beaks. Or boobs.

Of course the milk is perfect. Boobs evolved alongside human infants. We didn't just evolve them and then one day look down, then look across at our babies and think, "haaaaaang on a minute!"

Oh, I'm wasting my breath, aren't I?

Paschaelina · 17/07/2011 16:41

I believe in me.

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:41

look
its obvious I'm out of my depth here...if anything today I learned a lesson
which is that men should not ask delicate questions about such things as breast feeding...and that using breasts and god in the same sentence is asking for trouble...Thanks for your answers ladies.
Regards...

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TheSnickeringFox · 17/07/2011 16:42

Ariesgirl, I still don't know how I got drawn in. I'm usually uber- non-confrontational.

I dunno, I'm a breastfeeder myself but can't bear to align myself with a man who knows best creationist muppet.

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:44

aries
4give me I'm a male...

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TheSnickeringFox · 17/07/2011 16:44

Pasch, I believe that children are our future.

OP, please understand that it is fine to ask, but you may wish to modify your tone.

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:45

fox
your very unkind...

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Needsaholiday · 17/07/2011 16:45

magpie, nobody shouldn't state the obvious, patronise people, bang on about god and expect to be taken seriously.

Don't think it's because you're a man (although I must admit, I wondered why a single, childless bloke would be on Mumsnet anyway).

Ariesgirl · 17/07/2011 16:45

"using breasts and god in the same sentence is asking for trouble..."

Ha Ha ha ha ha HAAAARRRRRRRR HAR HARRRRRR

Thanks, OP, you have made my day!

Needsaholiday · 17/07/2011 16:46

Oh god, and he txtspks!

magpienchips · 17/07/2011 16:47

fox
its a bit hypo of you to lecture me about my tone after you refer to me as a Muppet amongst other unkind words.

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