It also offers your baby protection from germs. Babies can digest the protein in breast milk much better and more completely than the protein in cow s milk. Breastfeeding has advantages for you, too. Women who breast-feed are better able to control their weight, because their bodies are burning calories to make milk. It is less expensive to breast-feed since there is no need to buy formula.
Convenience is another breastfeeding advantage.
You will find it much easier to curl up with your baby to breast-feed than to worry about mixing formula. Many mothers express their milk using breast pumps. The milk is stored in the freezer to be later warmed and given to the baby. In this way, even dad can breast-feed the baby. The best time to start breastfeeding is right after the baby is born.