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DIAPER BAGS DISCOURAGE BREASTFEEDING
Breastfeeding for infants just starting out is on the rise, in fact more mothers are doing than in the past ten years. Doctors say this is great news but they are disappointed in the fact that the breastfeeding does not continue as long as they would like.
Although it's now up to 77%,the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that for the first six months the child be fed only breast milk, and after that it should be combined with some baby food till the child turns one year old. The American Academy of Family Physicians and The World Health Organization agree, but would like to see it continue till two years of age.
Now here's the funny part. Even though doctors encourage breastfeeding, they say that usually when the mom is discharged from the hospital she is given a diaper bag with formula in it. They believe that the gift makes moms stop the breastfeeding sooner. The thing that really doesn't make any sense to me is that they claim studies showed that even when the moms are given empty diaper bags they stop breastfeeding.
Does anyone know what one has to do with the other? Or are their studies a bit faulty?
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