Studies that reveal breastfeeding is the cheapest way to feed children are gauging overall economic impact,not what it can cost individual familiesBreastfeeding is free, my husband likes to say, and the way kids are free: it doesn’t cost anything to conceive a child,but rearing one is a major investment. And although a woman’s body can produce breast milk for free, feeding a child that milk for months comes with a lot of associated costs. In six months of exclusively breastfeeding my daughter, or my husband and I have spent approximately $2000 on products and services to obtain nursing and pumping breast milk easier and less uncomfortable. A year’s worth of formula costs between $1200 and $2000.
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Source: theguardian.com