interesting questions honey... as you know I BF Jacob but I also express for him everyday to take to CC 4 days a week... its hard work and DH thinks we should stop expressing and just give him formula for those bottles... hmm i am not sure and I am also wondering what benefits he would miss out on... especially bc i fear if i do that he will soon wean and be on formula soon (though not long til cows milk...). he does have the odd bottle of form when i havent expressed enough... but generally it is EBM when i am not there and the real deal when I am! (also he prefers ebm which i think is benefit enough)..
anyway interested in the benefits at this age... (he also doesnt eat many solids)