Breast versus bottle

Yet more evidence for the benefits of breastfeeding...

It is not only better for Mum's health (e.g. reducing the risk of breast cancer and diabetes) and Baby's health, IQ, and ability to cope with stress in later life, but it seems that breasfeeding also increases the chances of moving up the social ladder.

But breasfeeding isn't always easy and doesn't come naturally to many mothers. Furthermore there are real advantages to bottle-feeding; it gives the mother more freedom to leave the baby with someone else, for example if she needs or wants to work, and can also increase the involvement of the father or other relatives or friends who can take a turn feeding the baby.

So for many women it is not the obvious choice it might first seem. More on this later...