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[ID] 813 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] My grown daughter is a 3rd generation breast feeder.She and her husband have 3 children,ages 5, 3,and 1.Circumstances have now placed into her life 2 more children, ages 3 and 1.They are her husbands niece and nephew.The one year old has only known formula.My daughter is standing by her convictions to breast feeding, and is now pumping to give this little boy all the benefits of breast milk.Her own one year old has been weaning, so her milk supply has been on the decline.Fortunately her friend has had a baby in the last 5 months, and has a reserve of breast milk in her freezer and is willing to share until her own breast milk increases again. I am incredibly proud of the fact that my daughter refuses to give in to polluting this little boy with what his own mother has thought to be the way to feed a child.I have often wondered about moms who claim to not have enough milk, along with other various excuses as to why they with held breast feeding from their babies. This has not been easy for my daughter and son in law, quite the contrary.They are completely exhausted, and yet refuse to give in to the easy way of feeding this precious little boy.Bottling a new baby should not be an option for parents.My children were raised believing that bottles had no place in the home,even for pretend.Parenting is not an easy endeavor.Breastfeeding can sometimes be a challenge.With all of the new ways of researching parenting and what is best for your baby, no mom needs to pollute her baby with infant formula.I see that as an incredibly selfish and ignorant form of abuse on a helpless human. So new moms and dads, go ahead and do what you must,but know this, when I see you bottling your baby in public, I will be seeing abuse to an infant.I know that this is very harsh, but it is time to take a stand on this issue. [Topic] 
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