We all know that saying 'breast is best', but what are the real advantages to both breast feeding and bottle feeding? Find out in our guide.
Breast Feeding Advantages
- Breast milk is what nature has designed for your baby
- Breast feeding helps to build a strong physical and emotional bond between mother and baby
- Breast Feeding helps protect your baby from infections and diseases such as, Asthma, Eczema, Urine infections, chest infections and more.
- Breast Feeding also helps protect you the mother against diseases such as, ovarian cancer, breast cancer and weak bones later in life.
- Its free.
- You can breast feed whenever and wherever your baby needs a feed.
- Helps you regain your pre-pregnancy figure more quickly as breast feeding can burn up to 500 calories per day.
- You can express milk so your partner can help with feeds.
Bottle Feeding Advantages
- Bottle fed babies need to be fed less frequently, as formula milk is more difficult to digest.
- With bottle feeding you know exactly how much milk your baby has had, perhaps leaving you feeling less anxious.
- You are not the only one who can feed the baby, other family member can also bottle feed your baby.
- You dont need to worry about your diet or any medication you might be on.
