Scooped. I had intended to
Scooped.
I had intended to fisk this appalling article from Real Simple magazine, but Sparki beat me to it.
I do intend to write to Real Simple. The fact that being bottle-fed is a major risk factor for developing a devastating intestinal disease (name doesn't come to mind, Hambet is climbing on my head at the moment so I'm a little distracted) -- among other diseases -- would seem to suggest that breastfeeding is not a "waste of time."
Mixing formula, on the other hand, seems like a colossal waste of time. Why go through all that chemistry stuff when you can just lift up your shirt and nurse the baby?