Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Brestfeeding vs. Bottle feeding

Breastfeeding vs. Formula feeding                 

There are perks to both of these ways to feeding your child. Either is fine  but I am going to try and show you why breastfeeding should be recommend to every new. There are many advantages to breastfeeding your baby along with many advantages to formula feeding
                          Breastfeeding                                                          Formula Feeding
                                                                 Nutrition
Perfect balance of nutrientsNot as efficiently utilized as breast milk
Contains high levels of nutrients Nutritional content depends on proper preparation
Easily digested and absorbedSome babies have difficulty tolerating certain nutrients
Content varies according to milk production stage, which meets the changing nutritional requirementsPediatrician/care-giver determines amount
Infant determines amount
                                                           

 



Breastfeeding has many good things that help with "Infection-fighting antibodies passed from a nursing mother to her baby can help lower the occurrence of many conditions, including; ear infections, diarrhea, respiratory infections, and meningitis. A breastfed baby has easier digestion than a formula fed baby.

Costs of Breastfeeding vs formula feeding

With breastfeeding you do not have to pay for any bottles or cleaning products for the bottles. You only need you, baby and your breast. While with formula, you need bottles, formula, measuring equipment, and cleaning products for bottles.