B reastfeeding reduces women's dependence on medical professionals and validates the tried and trusted knowledge that mothers and midwives have about infant care and feeding. There is no preparation involved, and you don't have to prepare, warm, or transport bottles. B reastfeeding provides extra closeness that helps your baby bond and develop trust. B reastfeeding provides comfort during illness or pain. Even the Environmental Benefits B reastmilk is actually the most ecological food available to humans.
T here is less consumption of natural resources and landfill space.
The production and packaging of formula uses paper, glass, plastic, and metals, all of which need to be produced and disposed of. If every child in America were bottle-fed, almost 86,000 tons of tin would be needed to produce 550 million cans for one year's worth of formula. But the formula is not the only problem. All these products use natural resources, cause pollution in their manufacture and distribution, and create trash in their packaging, promotion, and disposal. Plastic feeding bottles and nipples will take 200 to 450 years to break down and it is impossible to determine the amount of time it takes for glass feeding bottles to break down.