Breastfeeding Argumentative Essay

After 26 painful hours of labor that led to an emergency c section, I finally was able to meet my son. I will never forget that day. I remember shaking so bad that I could not be the first one to hold my son. I remember that I had no feeling from my breasts down to my feet for 3 hours. I remember being high as a kite due to the medication and the nurse placing my son on my chest minutes after being brought back into the recovery room. I remember I did not have my milk supply just yet but the nurses still encouraged me to keep trying. I remember feeling so overwhelmed that I just wanted to scream. Two nights in the hospital and I still had no milk or colostrum. By day two, my son was screaming with hunger pains and the nurses still insisted that I kept trying to feed him from my breasts, because “breast is best”. Finally, after hours of hearing my son screaming, I put my foot down and demanded that I get formula immediately. The morning nurse was totally supportive of the idea of giving my son formula, especially after weighing him and noticing that he is losing too much weight. I remember feeling inadequate because I was really determined to breastfeed. I remember thinking, “Oh no! I won’t be able to feed my son what society

According to various studies, breastfeeding lowers the risk of obesity, lowers the risk of infection, increases a child’s IQ and it’s better for mother-infant bonding. So it should come as no surprise, then, that mothers who struggle with breastfeeding would feel ashamed. In fact, I never thought I would see the day that how one feeds their child would be such a huge discussion. As I think back, I never once heard people talk about formula or breastfeeding. People just fed their kids. Nowadays, one of the first questions being asked to mothers is if whether they breastfeed or not. Why does it matter? You are pretty much asking that mother if they feed their child or not. It’s