Breast is best — pediatricians say this all the time, because it’s true.
Breast milk was uniquely designed for human babies, and many
studies have shown its health benefits. In our quest to increase
breastfeeding rates, we encourage new mothers not to use any
formula. Hospitals are encouraged not to feed new babies with
formula during those first few days before the mother’s milk comes
in, and not to send mothers home with samples of formula. This is all
good, as often, if we can get mothers and babies through those first
few days and weeks without formula, they can both get used to…