One more snippet to this discussion: in addition to all the other great points already made here, breast milk is effectively free. It's always the right temperature. It is exactly what your baby needs at that moment of life. And if you've even been in a family with a breastfeeding mama, you know that stuff is liquid gold! It fixes cuts, eye infections, etc. Truly a miracle concoction.
Formula is a garbage product (much like PediaSure and all those other "nutritional" drinks) and is wickedly expensive. I would give my baby goat milk (which is the closest to human milk) before I'd ever offer the chemical soup.
One more snippet to this discussion: in addition to all the other great points already made here, breast milk is effectively free. It's always the right temperature. It is exactly what your baby needs at that moment of life. And if you've even been in a family with a breastfeeding mama, you know that stuff is liquid gold! It fixes cuts, eye infections, etc. Truly a miracle concoction.
Formula is a garbage product (much like PediaSure and all those other "nutritional" drinks) and is wickedly expensive. I would give my baby goat milk (which is the closest to human milk) before I'd ever offer the chemical soup.