Breastfeeding

I guess always figured that my wife would breastfeed our baby. To tell you the truth, there are a lot of rules that go into it. She can't breastfeed after having a few drinks the night before. She has to make sure to pump at regular times every day to keep comfortable, and if you plan on keeping a supply on hand in the fridge or freezer, then that is a whole other ball game. The biggest part of it is how much money you save by not having to buy formula weekly. It's like his/ her own little protein shake. It is important to my wife to breastfeed Ryker if possible. Some mothers are too sick, or the baby just refuses it, but that is not terribly often.

If you are concerned with you wanting to feed the baby also then you can actually get storage conatiners and keep some in the fridge. You will need to find out how to rotate new and old so that it stays fresh and all of the other rules like expiration.

Another bonus to breastfeeding is that it helps mommy lose the pregnancy weight.  "The study, which looked at data for more than 25,000 women participating in the Danish National Birth Cohort, measured how long women breastfed and also how intensely. Each woman received a breastfeeding score. Results showed that women with higher breastfeeding scores were more likely to lose their pregnancy weight six months after giving birth." (Caroline Wilbert, Web MD). 

Breastfeeding offers a perfect balance of essential nutrients that is a lot harder to get from formulas. Also, your childs milk is always perfect temperature, readily available and is a lot easier for your baby to digest.