Breastfeeding Made Easy !  (English, Paperback, Dr. Jyotsna Padalkar)

The idea of a mother breast feeding her child is such a natural one that one wonders why this urge to feed gradually decreased. Since when has the use of the bottle become as common as it is today? Certainly not very long ago-maybe since the last one hundred years or so. The beginnings took place in the west. The high brow, foreign returned, west-aping kind of people, those who appreciate all things imported, these were the people who brought in this fad to our society. Since the upper crust well-to-do class adopted this practice avidly, obviously it became a status symbol and was widely imitated. Any new or novel practice does not take long to spread and if it is perceived as convenient, becomes routine. So long as the disadvantages of the new habit are not brought into focus, it becomes a favored option. In fact, it becomes difficult to dislodge the practice. This happened with this business of bottles and formula (or animal milk). This is how it happened...