Re: Do you get tired of..?

[Guest guest]

I agree 100 % ! Everytime we go for a day trip or any where for more than a

couple of

hours I comment on how much easier it is not having to carry around formula,

bottles,

water, etc. I haven't even dared figure up how much $$ we are saving by BF l'il

Gracie.

The advantages are tremendous !

Howell wrote:

>

>

> I've already deleted the messages from this week, but someone asked if we

> get tired of unbottoning our shirts everytime our babies want to eat.

>

> At some point today, it occurred to me how much time I spent making a cup

> of juice for my kids, and I said something to myself about thank goodness

> my oldest child can do his own... And then I thought of the

> unbuttoning-the-shirt-post and ran to the puter... ok, I walked one-legged

> as my one-year-old held onto one leg for a ride!

>

> How much time do you think it would take you to purchase formula (and

> possibly bottled water if you're so inclined), prepare/mix formula and

> water, fill bottles, heat bottles when baby cries, and then gather and wash

> the day's bottles? *Much* more time than simply lifting or unbottoning

> your shirt -- and if you can afford a few nursing tops ($30 each) that have

> handy slits cut in them or sew some of your own, hardly *any* time at all!

>

> Not to mention the cost... I read a study from a California WIC office

> that if all their patients receiving formula breastfed for 6 months, they

> could save over a billion dollars! And that for one family who breastfeeds

> for 6 months, they could save over $900 -- that's a small refrigerator,

> ladies! Or a spring vacation!

>

>

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