Breast Or Bottle?

It's been a while since I've had an infant in the house. My first child was born over thirteen years ago, and he's a pretty handsome young man now. I remember the day after he was born, when I saw him for the first time. People tell me I held him the night he was born, but I have no recollection of that. Anyway, he was a beautiful baby, weighing almost nine pounds. I was so hopeful that I would be able to breastfeed him, but it wasn't meant to be. He never learned how to latch on, and I got frustrated trying to make him. It was still important to me that he have my milk, so I pumped. For six weeks, every couple of hours, I pumped, but it wasn't enough. I had to give him formula, too. He didn't seem to mind, and I knew he was getting all the nutrition he needed. Back then, though, I don't remember stores carrying their own brands of infant formula. Nowadays, almost every store has their own brand of formula. Since all infant formulas have to adhere to the same FDA guidelines, the only difference between the different brands is the price.

Given the choice, I would buy the store brands. I could save almost $600 a year. If you want to see how much you can save, check out the Parent's Choice Infant Formula calculator. You might be surprised at the amount of money you could save over the years, especially if you have more than one child.