Thanks for clarifying that (human milk being primarily for premmie babies) and when it's described as basically a medication it makes even more sense! Sure feeding is part of the bonding process but at the end of the day babies need the nutrients in milk for life and wellbeing. Looking at it from the babies perspective I'm sure it would like to feel better (less digestion issues as human milk is more easily digested meaning less wind/constipation etc) and if the baby is too young to suckle from an actual breast then there's not going to be bonding in that kind of way anyhow. I agree that bonding through feeding is important but I'm not sure it plays much part in this particular scenario. If I had to choose to provide a set of nutrients that my premmie baby's body needs or "the next best thing" (cow's milk) I think I'd choose human especially given the stringent set of monitoring that it goes through.