Giving Our Best, by Breast or Formula
A mother has just given birth and is getting ready to leave the hospital with her newborn baby. Since giving birth, nursing has been difficult. The mother’s milk has not come in as yet and her baby is having trouble urinating. She is becoming dehydrated. On the day of the mother’s discharge from the hospital, her two-day-old baby has to be given a bottle of formula to prevent further dehydration. The mother feels dejected that she has failed in her first role as a mother. She