I-Search Paper
Our professor assigned us to write to write an I-Search paper. Which we had to choose a debatable topic and to research it. Here I will post drafts of my I-search paper.
Alicia Wetling
ENG 100 12:10pm
Assignment #3: I-Search paper
Draft:#1
Advantages in Breastfeeding your Newborn
Proposal:
No women from my family had ever breastfed. I never really heard of it until of its controversy, with mothers feeding in public places years ago. After then I started noticing pamphlets at my local gynecologist office. I recall them all stating how "healthy" it was for babies. I was a young teen, so that was as far as I read about it. I do remember always saying "gross how can anyone let a baby suck on their nipples?" Years later, that all changed when I had gotten pregnant. I was committed to do anything that I could to benefit my baby. Suddenly, breastfeeding wasn't so gross anymore. So for you all, I am going to cover the advantages of breastfeeding. To inform everyone reading this on what they "claim" to be best for our children. Many women are not fully educated on this topic. Which is likely to impact their final decision to formula fed their newborns. So now the question is “Why should women breastfed" and “How is it beneficial?" I want to state that I will also be researching on mothers who do not breastfed. This is because there are many scenarios along with different reasons for one’s own choice.
Process:
I plan to obtain all of my information from the Internet. Using Google for my primary source and later finding a variety of websites. When finding an advantage that I find important. I will return to Google, phrasing in on that specific topic. This will help me collect more information to help you to understand. I will get stats, and quotes from Doctors, scientist and even surveyed mothers.
Paper:
"The Lancet Global Health followed 3,400 breastfed children from Brazil, for 30 years," CBS News stated. In childhood they did much better on intelligence tests. They saw that exclusive breastfeeding for 12 months, had a strong link to adulthood. They had scored about 4 points higher than average on IQ tests. They claimed to have stayed in school for a year longer. And were saw to make a higher income; about 104 dollars extra a month than normal. This helps us see how how far breastfeeding can really go.
Now intelligence, IQ scores and better incomes are not the only benefits. There are tremendous amounts of advantages to a newborn baby. The most crucial time for breastfeeding is from birth to six months old. This is how long most experts recommend according to the website Web-MD. There are some mothers who fed on to a year or longer. The reason why these six months are so important is because of the Colostrum (the beginning of the milk supply). It has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies. This helps with the baby’s digestion and getting them prepared for their mother’s real milk. This is the best immune fighting substance there is for a baby. No ingredient like this could ever be duplicated into a formula.
Another advantage is it lowers the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) according to the National Institutes of Health. This unfortunately has no warning signs. And they are normally healthy babies, found in the same position as when put down. There is no known cure for SIDS at this time. So this could even be essential to their lives.
In the new review, Hauck and her colleagues combined data from 18 studies that asked mothers of infants who had or hadn't died of SIDS about whether they breastfed the infants. Combining the results, the researchers found that the rate of SIDS was 60 percent lower among infants who had any amount of breastfeeding compared to those who didn't breastfeed, and more than 70 percent lower in infants that been breastfed exclusively - without any formula - for any period of time. That led the authors to conclude that any breastfeeding helps protect a baby against sudden death. (1)
According to the website babycenter.com “Numerous studies from around the world have shown that stomach viruses, lower respiratory illnesses, ear infections, and meningitis occur less often in breastfed babies and are less severe when they do happen.” The main substance that helps with these prevention is called “secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA)” which is found in the mother’s fist milk. This is a layer that works as a protection in your baby’s nose, throat, and intestines. “
Also Breastfed infants have a lower chance of obesity. “Breastfed infants are better able to control the amount of breast milk they consume, which means that they can respond to internal cues for when they are hungry and when they are full. Bottle-fed infants, on the other hand, may be encouraged to finish a bottle, which can override an infant's self-regulation of energy intake.” Stated by childbirthgraphics.com
There is a psychological benefit that comes with the physical closeness; that comes along with breastfeeding. Skin to skin contact helps the baby feel warmth and comfort. Eye to eye contact can make a secure feeling while deepening your attachment. Your heartbeat and voice is still recognized from the womb. All of these can help the mother and baby feel more relaxed and help with bonding. Feeling a sense of love and comfort with an adult will help with the baby’s social development.
Not only is it in the child’s well-being, it is beneficial to the mothers as well. It has been known to help burn calories which could make you lose your baby weight faster. Also while you breastfed you secrete a hormone oxytocin. This hormone can help the uterus shrink back to normal faster. “Oxytocin has one other important effect: inducing loving feelings in moms toward their babies. That's why it's sometimes called the love hormone.” According to Kathleen Huggins, a registered nurse and lactation consultant. In the future it could help mothers have a lower your risk of ovarian and breast cancer.
There are many reasons to why women don't breastfeed. They could fear breasting in public places. They might have to go back to work right away and could not like the idea of pumping. There could be a complication with the baby’s latch or mother’s milk supply. No one should be force to breastfeed if they do not wish to. They however should be educated on the outcome. When beginning a women should be helped by a professional; while this may help with their experience and outcome.
Alicia Wetling
ENG 100 12:10pm
Assignment #3: I-Search Paper
draft 2:
Advantages in Breastfeeding your Newborn
Proposal:
None of the women from my family had ever breastfed. I never really heard about it, until the controversy with mothers feeding in public places, years ago. After then, I started noticing pamphlets at my local gynecologist’s office. I do recall them all stating how "healthy" it was for babies. I was a young teen, so that was as far as I read about it. I do remember always saying in my head “gross, how anyone could let a baby suck on their nipples?" Years later that all changed, When I became pregnant with my daughter. I was committed to do anything that I could to benefit my baby. Suddenly, breastfeeding wasn’t so gross anymore. So for you all, I am going to cover the advantages of breastfeeding. To inform everyone reading this on what they "claim" it to be best for our children. Many women are not fully educated on this topic. Which is likely to impact their final decision to formula fed their newborns. So now the question is “Why should women breastfed" and “How beneficial is it?"
Process:
I plan to obtain all of my information from the Internet. Using Google for my primary source and later finding a variety of different websites. When I find something relatively important; I will then copy and paste it followed by the website it came from to a word document. This will help to my advantage, by letting me return to it faster. I will return to Google, phrasing in on that specific topic. Collecting more information to help me help you better understand. I would like to obtain these from articles; which will mainly come from, doctors, mothers, children and even scientists.
Paper:
“The Lancet Global Health followed 3,400 breastfed children from Brazil, for 30 years.” (CBS News). In childhood they did much better on intelligence tests. They saw that exclusive breastfeeding for 12 months, had a strong link to adulthood. They had scored about 4 points higher than average on IQ tests. They claimed to have stayed in school for a year longer. And were saw to make a higher income; about 104 dollars extra a month than normal. This helps us see how far breastfeeding can really go.
Now intelligence, IQ scores and better incomes are not the only benefits. There are tremendous amounts of advantages to a newborn baby. The most crucial time for breastfeeding is from birth to six months old. This is how long most experts recommend according to the website WebMD.com However, there are mothers who breastfed for a year or more. But the reason why the first six months are so important is because of the Colostrum (the beginning of the milk supply). It has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies. This helps with the baby’s digestion and getting them prepared for their mother’s real milk. This is the best immune fighting substance there is for a baby. No ingredient like this could ever be duplicated into a formula.
Another advantage is it lowers the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) according to the National Institutes of Health. This unfortunately has no warning signs. And they are normally healthy babies, found in the same position as when put down. There is no known cure for SIDS at this time. So this could be a reason alone to breastfeed, it could help save your baby’s life.
In the new review, Hauck and her colleagues combined data from 18 studies that asked mothers of infants who had or hadn't died of SIDS about whether they breastfed the infants. Combining the results, the researchers found that the rate of SIDS was 60 percent lower among infants who had any amount of breastfeeding compared to those who didn't breastfeed, and more than 70 percent lower in infants that been breastfed exclusively - without any formula - for any period of time. That led the authors to conclude that any breastfeeding helps protect a baby against sudden death. (1)
According to the website babycenter.com “Numerous studies from around the world have shown that stomach viruses, lower respiratory illnesses, ear infections, and meningitis occur less often in breastfed babies and are less severe when they do happen.” The main substance that helps with these prevention is called “secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA)” which is found in the mother’s fist milk. This is a layer that works as a protection in your baby’s nose, throat, and intestines. “
Also Breastfed infants have a lower chance of obesity. “Breastfed infants are better able to control the amount of breast milk they consume, which means that they can respond to internal cues for when they are hungry and when they are full. “Bottle-fed infants, on the other hand, may be encouraged to finish a bottle, which can override an infant's self-regulation of energy intake” (childbirthgraphics.com).
There is a psychological benefit that comes with the physical closeness; that comes along with breastfeeding. Skin to skin contact helps the baby feel warmth and comfort. Eye to eye contact can make a secure feeling while deepening your attachment. Your heartbeat and voice is still recognized from the womb. All of these can help the mother and baby feel more relaxed and help with bonding. Feeling a sense of love and comfort with an adult will help with the baby’s social development.
Not only is it in the child’s well-being, it is beneficial to the mothers as well. It has been known to help burn calories which could make you lose your baby weight faster. Also while you breastfed you secrete a hormone oxytocin. This hormone can help the uterus shrink back to normal faster. “Oxytocin has one other important effect: inducing loving feelings in moms toward their babies. That's why it's sometimes called the love hormone” According to Kathleen Huggins, a registered nurse and lactation consultant. Another huge way it benefits mothers is it reduces a mother’s risk of ovarian cancer by nearly two-thirds, according to scientists.
Although there are so many benefits; no mother should feel guilty or force if they do not. There are many reasons to why women don't breastfeed. They could fear breasting in public places. They might have to go back to work right away and could not like the idea of pumping. Some women really want to breastfed, but simply cannot because there could be a complication. Such as a problem with the baby’s latch or mother’s milk supply. They however should be educated on the outcome. When beginning, women should be helped by a professional; while this may help with their experience and outcome.
What are not always mentioned are their horror stories. How at first your baby will be latched to your breast almost all day every day for the first 2-3 weeks. How it is all on the mothers; because they’re the only one with breasts. Because breast milk is so light and easily digested than formula you will be up feeding every two hours vs. three to four. Let’s not forget a chance of sore, cracked, maybe even bleeding nipples. Make sure to buy pads, a couple packs; for you to put in your bra because your breast will leak, A LOT too. But aside from all these listed above they do subside and the outcome is great. For you and your child! Yes, I know, you know, we all know by this point. I am here to tell you that it is very frustrating. And it is a very hard process that you will have to be fully committed too. I wish all the Moms and baby good luck if you make this decision.
Ponder:
The major thing I took away from my paper was my attitude towards my topic. At first I noticed I was being more toward people breastfeeding than not. But while proofreading I realized that it is not my place to tell any women what they should do. So I went and found info on why people do not and I added the struggle of breastfeeding. Which I think is very important to mention. Another thing is waiting till the last minute, which doesn't work out so well! I ALWAYS do it to myself and then I get stuck trying to find a babysitter so I can get it all don’t fast the one night. But in the beginning I did take me time and missed the deadlines because of it. I try to make it so perfect that I wait to hand everything in until it’s completely done how I like it.
Future research questions that could branch off of this topic could be something like; have formula fed babies been seen to make the same progress in life? Because I didn't want to focus to much on formula-fed babies someone that would like to know more about that could look it up. Someone interested in breastfeeding could search all the different feeding positions there are. Or maybe learning about premature babies and if they can breastfed or not. These are all things that are questionable and out there waiting to be researched. I did not cover these specific topics in my paper because; it would have taken away from the main focus. Feel free to research any further question that I did not mention.
Citations:
cbsnews.com
“Breastfed babies have higher IQ and income in adulthood, study finds.” CBS NEWS. CBS Interactive Inc. 18 March 2015. Web. 25 April 2015.
babycenter.com
“How breastfeeding benefits you and your baby.” BabyCenter. BabyCenter, L.L.C. n.d. Web. 22 April 2015.
babyreference.com
Linda Folden Palmer, D.C. “Nursing: It’s More than Breastfeeding and Every Mother Can Do It.” The Baby Bond. n.p. 14 July 2013. Web. 24 April 2016.
webmd.com
“Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - Topic Overview” WebMD. WebMD, LLC. n.d. Web. 24 April 2015.
Alicia Wetling
ENG 100 12:10pm
Assignment #3: I-Search Paper
Final paper
Advantages in Breastfeeding your Newborn
Proposal:
None of the women from my family had ever breastfed. I never really heard about it, until the controversy with mothers feeding in public places, years ago. After then, I started noticing pamphlets at my local gynecologist’s office. I do recall them all stating how "healthy" it was for babies. I was a young teen, so that was as far as I read about it. I do remember always saying in my head “gross, how anyone could let a baby suck on their nipples?" Years later that all changed, When I became pregnant with my daughter. I was committed to do anything that I could to benefit my baby. Suddenly, breastfeeding wasn't so gross anymore. So now the question is “Why should women breastfed" and “How beneficial is it?" So for you all, I am going to cover the advantages of breastfeeding. To inform everyone reading this on what they "claim" it to be best for our children. Many women are not fully educated on this topic. Which is likely to impact their final decision to formula fed their newborns.
Process:
I plan to obtain all of my information from the Internet. Using Google for my primary source and later finding a variety of different websites. When I find something relatively important; I will then copy and paste it, followed by the website it came from to a word document. This will help to my advantage, by letting me return to it faster. I will return to Google, phrasing in on that specific topic. Collecting more information to help me help you better understand. I would like to obtain these from articles; which will mainly come from, doctors, mothers, children and even scientists. The only thing so far that as not always worked so well for me was sending my documents to my email account. This is because before I sign off the computer sometimes I had forgotten to send it to myself. Making it impossible to work from anywhere other then my house. Now I will like to get started on my paper section of my paper.
Paper:
“The Lancet Global Health followed 3,400 breastfed children from Brazil, for 30 years.” (CBS News). In childhood they did much better on intelligence tests. They saw that exclusive breastfeeding for 12 months, had a strong link to adulthood. They had scored about 4 points higher than average on IQ tests. They claimed to have stayed in school for a year longer. And were saw to make a higher income; about 104 dollars extra a month than normal. This helps us see how far breastfeeding can really go.
Now intelligence, IQ scores and better incomes are not the only benefits. There are tremendous amounts of advantages to a newborn baby. The most crucial time for breastfeeding is from birth to six months old. This is how long most experts recommend according to the website WebMD.com However, there are mothers who breastfed for a year or more. But the reason why the first six months are so important is because of the Colostrum (the beginning of the milk supply). It has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies. This helps with the baby’s digestion and getting them prepared for their mother’s real milk. This is the best immune fighting substance there is for a baby. No ingredient like this could ever be duplicated into a formula.
Another advantage is it lowers the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) according to the National Institutes of Health. This unfortunately has no warning signs. And they are normally healthy babies, found in the same position as when put down. There is no known cure for SIDS at this time. So this could be a reason alone to breastfeed, it could help save your baby’s life.
In the new review, Hauck and her colleagues combined data from 18 studies that asked mothers of infants who had or hadn't died of SIDS about whether they breastfed the infants. Combining the results, the researchers found that the rate of SIDS was 60 percent lower among infants who had any amount of breastfeeding compared to those who didn't breastfeed, and more than 70 percent lower in infants that been breastfed exclusively - without any formula - for any period of time. That led the authors to conclude that any breastfeeding helps protect a baby against sudden death. (1)
According to the website babycenter.com “Numerous studies from around the world have shown that stomach viruses, lower respiratory illnesses, ear infections, and meningitis occur less often in breastfed babies and are less severe when they do happen.” The main substance that helps with these prevention is called “secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA)” which is found in the mother’s fist milk. This is a layer that works as a protection in your baby’s nose, throat, and intestines. “
Also Breastfed infants have a lower chance of obesity. “Breastfed infants are better able to control the amount of breast milk they consume, which means that they can respond to internal cues for when they are hungry and when they are full. “Bottle-fed infants, on the other hand, may be encouraged to finish a bottle, which can override an infant's self-regulation of energy intake” (childbirthgraphics.com).
There is a psychological benefit that comes with the physical closeness; that comes along with breastfeeding. Skin to skin contact helps the baby feel warmth and comfort. Eye to eye contact can make a secure feeling while deepening your attachment. Your heartbeat and voice is still recognized from the womb. All of these can help the mother and baby feel more relaxed and help with bonding. Feeling a sense of love and comfort with an adult will help with the baby’s social development.
Not only is it in the child’s well-being, it is beneficial to the mothers as well. It has been known to help burn calories which could make you lose your baby weight faster. Also while you breastfed you secrete a hormone oxytocin. This hormone can help the uterus shrink back to normal faster. “Oxytocin has one other important effect: inducing loving feelings in moms toward their babies. That's why it's sometimes called the love hormone” According to Kathleen Huggins, a registered nurse and lactation consultant. Another huge way it benefits mothers is it reduces a mother’s risk of ovarian cancer by nearly two-thirds, according to scientists.
Although there are so many benefits; no mother should feel guilty or force if they do not. There are many reasons to why women don't breastfeed. They could fear breasting in public places. They might have to go back to work right away and could not like the idea of pumping. Some women really want to breastfed, but simply cannot because there could be a complication. Such as a problem with the baby’s latch or mother’s milk supply. They however should be educated on the outcome. When beginning, women should be helped by a professional; while this may help with their experience and outcome.
What are not always mentioned are their horror stories. How at first your baby will be latched to your breast almost all day every day for the first 2-3 weeks. How it is all on the mothers; because they’re the only one with breasts. Because breast milk is so light and easily digested than formula you will be up feeding every two hours vs. three to four. Let’s not forget a chance of sore, cracked, maybe even bleeding nipples. Make sure to buy pads, a couple packs; for you to put in your bra because your breast will leak, A LOT too. But aside from all these listed above they do subside and the outcome is great. For you and your child! Yes, I know, you know, we all know by this point. I am here to tell you that it is very frustrating. And it is a very hard process that you will have to be fully committed too. I wish all the Moms and baby good luck if you make this decision.
Ponder:
The major thing I took away from my paper was my attitude towards my topic. At first I noticed I was being more toward people breastfeeding than not. But while proofreading I realized that it is not my place to tell any women what they should do. So I went and found info on why people do not and I added the struggle of breastfeeding. Which I think is very important to mention. Another thing is waiting till the last minute, which doesn't work out so well! I ALWAYS do it to myself and then I get stuck trying to find a babysitter so I can get it all don’t fast the one night. But in the beginning I did take me time and missed the deadlines because of it. I try to make it so perfect that I wait to hand everything in until it’s completely done how I like it.
Future research questions that could branch off of this topic could be something like; have formula fed babies been seen to make the same progress in life? Because I didn't want to focus to much on formula-fed babies someone that would like to know more about that could look it up. Someone interested in breastfeeding could search all the different feeding positions there are. Or maybe learning about premature babies and if they can breastfed or not. These are all things that are questionable and out there waiting to be researched. I did not cover these specific topics in my paper because; it would have taken away from the main focus. Feel free to research any further question that I did not mention.
Citations:
cbsnews.com
“Breastfed babies have higher IQ and income in adulthood, study finds.” CBS NEWS. CBS Interactive Inc. 18 March 2015. Web. 25 April 2015.
babycenter.com
“How breastfeeding benefits you and your baby.” BabyCenter. BabyCenter, L.L.C. n.d. Web. 22 April 2015.
babyreference.com
Linda Folden Palmer, D.C. “Nursing: It’s More than Breastfeeding and Every Mother Can Do It.” The Baby Bond. n.p. 14 July 2013. Web. 24 April 2016.
webmd.com
“Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - Topic Overview” WebMD. WebMD, LLC. n.d. Web. 24 April 2015.