Does breastfeeding take too much time and energy?
Feeding a newborn takes a lot of time, regardless of what feeding method you choose. Because bottles work by simple gravity, a baby drinking a bottle may eat faster, and can go longer between feeds because formula is not easily digested. But, there is more work involved with bottle feeding. Mixing formula, heating formula, and cleaning and sterilizing bottles and nipples, all take up a lot of time and energy. Breastfeeding may actually save you time. With a nursing pillow wrapped around you, you can have one or two hands free to do other things, like eat, comfort an older child, write, pay bills, even use a computer. In addition, you and your partner can get extra rest if you breastfeed when lying down — and, no bottles to fetch in the middle of the night! This way, your sleep at night will be minimally disturbed, and you and your partner can wake up more refreshed.
Feeding a newborn takes a lot of time, regardless of what feeding method you choose. Because bottles work by simple gravity, a baby drinking a bottle may eat faster, and can go longer between feeds because formula is not easily digested. But, there is more work involved with bottle feeding. Mixing formula, heating formula, and cleaning and sterilizing bottles and nipples, all take up a lot of time and energy. Breastfeeding may actually save you time. With a nursing pillow wrapped around you, you can have one or two hands free to do other things, like eat, comfort an older child, write, pay bills, even use a computer. In addition, you and your partner can get extra rest if you breastfeed when lying down — and, no bottles to fetch in the middle of the night! This way, your sleep at night will be minimally disturbed, and you and your partner can wake up more refreshed.
