Kellxx, your experience is likely accurate for your circumstance, but I suppose when you make a statement, and it was not the experience of others, they too will pipe up, esp if a statement was made that was contrary to their experience, therefore making it inaccurate in their minds. It's not a personal attack, just someone saying 'but it wasn't like that for me though!'. Esp if you only BFed for 9 days - you would not have experienced the cost benefit of BFing long term.
So hopefully now we can move on from that.
I personally don't believe that BFing is costly in any way shape or form in my experience. BFing cost me the price of a very small tube of lanisoh, one packet of 3 pair of reusable breastpads ($10) and the cost of 2 cabbages for when I was engorged (which you'll get even if you don't BFed btw!) for a full 12 months of milk for my baby. That's cheaper than dirt. :P So nothing at all compared to the cost of buying bottles and formula. Not trying to enter into any argument, just stating my experience.
FFing works for many people, and BFing similarly works for many people, but I have to admit, there has to be a fair amount of commitment from you to make BFing work, and if your heart is not in it, TBH I don't see the point of cajoling anyone to persevere. But hey, if you change your mind and find that BFing is something you really do want to continue with after all, we'll be here to help out anytime.
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