I cant get my head around the fact that there is a debate regarding breastfeeding.

Doesn't the fact that breastmilk exist prove that breastfeeding is the way nature intended things to be?

I am not against formula feeding in any way, in fact most women I know including my mother and myself start out with breastfeeding and eventually have to add on formula as the baby grows.

However I don't like the concept of women refusing to breastfeed for reasons like 'it destroys my breasts'. If a woman can go through pregnancy and labour ( which is one of the hardest things i have done in life) to become a mother, why not breastfeed and give that baby the best of nutrition? Granted that breasts are meant to be beautiful, but I think babies have a right to be breastfed. If a mother was ill or indisposed in any other way it would be understandable but otherwise there is no reason not to breastfeed.

I personally find breastfeeding much easier, no hassles with boiling and cooling water, measuring out scoops, cleaning and sterilising bottles etc. Just make sure you eat well!

Apart from the obvious advantage of it being free and the healthiest for the baby, it is the easiest way to lose the baby weight.

Realistically speaking it can be a bit difficult to go out and about if you are exclusively breastfeeding. I have found that many places have feeding rooms, but if my son is really hungry I end up feeding him wherever I am . I haven't had any negative comments from the public yet.

Any how I plan to continue breast feeding until my son is at least one and a half, if possible. I do hope that more mothers try and breastfeed their babies as much as possible.