breastfeeeding

Play_The_System

Not quite sure where to post this, but I've done the maths and if you are able to breast feed your baby then you will typically save £970 in a year in formula feeding costs. That makes breastfeeding a comparatively amazing freebie (with apologies to those who cannot).

bizzy_d

if you have any spare you could bottle it and sell it :money:
well maybe not

sg19

For anyone looking for support with breastfeeding, https://www.iwantmymum.com is a great resource, loads of information and also other mums who have btdt.

libbydoll

a man once asked me if I would bottle mine so he could feed it to his Geyhounds.....makes them run faster .......he was dead serious!!

bizzy_d

libbydoll wrote:

a man once asked me if I would bottle mine so he could feed it to his Geyhounds.....makes them run faster .......he was dead serious!!

well humans do drink cow's milk and goat's milk

morlandbanks

bizzy_d wrote:

if you have any spare you could bottle it and sell it :money:
well maybe not

I wouldn't have thought you could sell it...but you can donate it! Many special care units take donations of breastmilk for the special care babies. I kid you not...Breast milk has got some really good stuff in it for prem babies but many mothers who have a premature birth find that the milk won't come in right away. I thought about doing it myself when i had my last baby, but I fed her for 9 months and after that id' had enough of the human cow thing and wanted my boobs back!!

vellum

£970!! that is a lot. well worth the effort, actually it may worth more, the child tend to have better immune system, so save more money on medical bills.

AdamB

But baby is under 16 so would get free NHS prescriptions anyway.

stuzhunter

It is certainly very expensive to bottle feed a baby. My baby suddenly decided to stop breast feeding just 4 days after she was born. At the moment she drinks 900g of baby milk in one week. Depending on the brand, 900g of baby milk cost between £4.78 to £7.25. Note that Farleys is the cheapest I have come across. In addition, we've had to buy sterilising kit including sterilising tablets plus breast pump all very expensive stuffs.. Breast feeding would have saved all these expenses & it is good for the mum too.

Edna_Bucket_2

Play_The_System wrote:

Not quite sure where to post this, but I've done the maths and if you are able to breast feed your baby then you will typically save £970 in a year in formula feeding costs. That makes breastfeeding a comparatively amazing freebie (with apologies to those who cannot).

That's a relief - read the title and thought it might be an offer from someone!:D:D

dawney101

i breast fed all 5 of my kids and no doubt i must have saved a fortune on formula milk, but what people, doctors and health visitors don't tell you is the amount of hard work it takes to breast feed, its not a matter of whip it out and thats it. I'm still breast feeding my last baby which will feed for at least half an hour four or five times during the day and 3 times at night(desperately trying to wean her off!) and shes over the age of 1! I know i did the best for my kids but i can fully understand why alot of women choose to bottlefeed!