Formula Vs Formula Essay

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Mommy said no but her budget said yes! Breastfeeding is healthier than formula fed and cheaper! Let us help you with the steps to decide whether breastfeeding is going to benefit your lifestyle! Whether your lifestyle is busy or slow we, can help you pick the right decision to help your little one grow. Breastfeeding and formula has a lot of factors to consider, whether it is a budget, schedule, the health of your baby, or you just might not be sure what to do yet. Take the time and make the right choice.
You are at a friend’s house and they want to get something to eat, so you both go out. Do you just get the cheapest thing, the food that sounds good, or do you get what is best for you? Finding what is truly the best for your baby to eat …show more content…

Formula feeding is able to be more flexible of a schedule for the baby and is easy to share the responsibility of feeding between parents and the caregivers. Formula, however, does not have antibodies passed through the milk. Formula also causes babies to get gassy and can cause constipation. A fussy baby is not a happy baby, but with formula feeding you can see and know how much your little one has eaten and know if that is their problem or not. Formula is also full of corn syrup and sugar. As adults, we are told if we cannot pronounce it, then do not eat it. Formula has tons of different ingredients that most of us have not even heard of. Some of their ingredients include, monophosphate, crypthecodinium cohnii oil, disodium uridine -5’ monophosphate, nucleotides and much more. Studies show that formula takes longer to digest, meaning that it does satisfy your little one as efficiently as breast milk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates formula companies to ensure they provide all of the necessary nutrients in their …show more content…

They do not have the advantage of antibodies through formula. They tend to get sick three times more often in babies that are breastfed. Formula feeding does not give your baby the chance to reduce their chance of infections, obesity, or allergies, but does increase their chances of being gassier and fussier. According to Joseph-Ben (Feb. 2015) “Infant milk is not as nutritionally complete as breast milk. Although manufacturers are constantly modifying infant milk, so it resembles breast milk as closely as possible, there is no doubt that it is an inferior product, as it cannot reproduce the living antibodies and antibacterial properties which protect the baby against infection” (para 3)
Money in the bank or money to the store. Breastfeeding can save you more than $1500.00 per a year. According to Doctor Sears “ Breast milk doesn 't cost a cent, while the cost of formula quickly adds up. And unless you 're pumping breast milk and giving it to your baby, there is no need for bottles, nipples, and other supplies that can be costly.” (para 4) Therefore, you do not need the extra cost, now you can spend it on buying toys for your little one or better yet you can put it in a college

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