What is SOOO much easier in Breastfeeding your babies ?

reading from some of the comments here about BF.. a lot of posters respond that it is soo much easier to breastfeed. I am breastfeeding now but i tell u that its pretty exhausting. I just want to know what are the advantages of BF than bottle feeding and why did u say its soo much easier ? thanks again.

I breastfeed and I've pumped a few times to give my daughter a bottle.

I think the main things that make it easier is that you can hold your child with one hand and have the other free. You don't have to remeber any supplies when you go out. Your milk is always warm and ready to go.

The hands down best part of breastfeeding is late at night when baby is hungry and you are sleepy you simply pick baby up, lay her in bed next to you, let her latch on, and you can both go back to sleep.

In the beginning, breastfeeding is veryt difficult and not much easier, but as the baby gets older and time goes by it becomes much easier than bottle feeding. You won't have to wash bottles, you won't have to go very far for nighttime feedings and it is much more cost effective. Breastfeeding provides a very special mother-baby bond, and also contains all of your antibodies to keep your baby healthy. Breast milk is also gentler on babies stomach and is made especially for your baby at his/her stage of development. Just keep with it and know once you get through the beginning, it gets much easier. If you decide it is not for you, that is OK too, as it is only a decision you can make.

Is your baby still quite young? I found bf a bit exhausting until my babies reached about 2-3 months. Then their routines were a little more tolerable, like eating every 3-4 hours and going a longer stretch at night (about 7-8 hours).
After that point, I found it really easy and convenient. I didn't have to worry about sterilizing bottles, boiling water, wasting unused formula, never mind the cost of bottles and formula. I couldn't imagine having to prepare all this STUFF before leaving the house. I just bring my babies, a few diapers in my purse, and my boobs, and we have everything we need. It's especially easier when traveling, going out to an event, or a restaurant, or anything! No need to worry about asking a waitress to heat some water, my milk always the perfect temp. The nicest thing for me about breastfeeding is the ability to calm a crying baby.
There really are too many advantages to breastfeeding to list them all!
Good for you for sticking with it even in the exhausting times, it does get better, and you'll be so glad you stuck it out!

I agree with the other comments-- in the beginning, it is absolutely NOT easy (unless you're lucky and your baby is a natural at it). It's exhausting both physically and emotionally.

However-- it DOES get easier. At about 6-8 weeks, your baby will totally have the hang of it, as will you. Also, at about 3-4 months, your baby will be so good and efficient at breastfeeding, it won't take long. My 6 month old only nurses for about 5-10 minutes now every 3-4 hours during the day, and I find it the easiest thing in the world. But during the first few weeks-- I never imagined I'd be saying that!

Personally, I found it helpful to attend a breastfeeding support group led by a lactation consultant (mine was offered through the hospital where I delivered). It really helped me to see moms who had been through what I was going through, and to see them BEYOND that point, where breastfeeding WAS easy for them.

Good luck!

Breast feeding I agree is more physically exhausting, and more of a drain on your body. However practically, it is a lot less work than bottle feeding. That is assuming you feed straight from the breast that is, I imagine expressing and feeding through a bottle is probably the most tiresome of all as you have the time consuming issue, the physical drain issue, and the constant washing, sterilising and carrying around bottles issue. I have great respect for women who express exclusively! But people who say bottle feeding is more work are referring to the amount of work that has to be done practically speaking. When a normal breastfeeding mum goes out with her baby, all she needs to think about are nappies, wipes and a change of clothes, and putting on a suitable top. When a bottle feeding mum goes out with her baby, she has the issue of having hand washed and sterilised all the bottles, boiled up the water, left it to cool, filled the bottles, measuring out the powder and carrying it around, making sure EVERYTHING is sterile, also bottle fed babies tend to be sick more so they have more changes of clothes and muslins to carry around, and all that is not much fun to get sorted if you have to be out at 8am and have had little sleep the night before. Also, if you're bottle feeding and out for a meal or something, and your baby wants feeding, you have to go through the process of asking for hot water, sitting for five minutes while the feed heats up, trying to get the powder out the container into the bottle without it going everywhere, all the while your baby is crying and people are staring and tutting at you. I bottle feed and my friend breast feeds and we often go for lunch together and believe me, she has a lot less hassle and a lot less to carry around than I do, and she can have an extra hour or so in bed in the morning than I do. However I don't think it is fair of bottle feeding mums to think there is no work involved in breastfeeding - I have done both (the only reason I bottle feed now is because I was unable to continue breastfeeding for reasons out of my control sadly) and I do know that breastfeeding does wear you out. But having done both I can say that on a day to day basis, breast feeding is 'easier' in the sense I just mentioned.

Edit: Also a couple of points I forgot to mention - at home, especially night feeds, a breast feeding mother just needs to pick her baby up and latch him or her on. A bottle feeding mother needs to go downstairs and prepare everything and bring it back up, with a crying baby in the background. That, plus the extra winding you need to do as bottle fed babies get more wind, adds a surprising amount of time onto feeds. Also, not necessarily relating to ease, but obviously bottle feeding is MUCH more expensive and not just this but there is SO much waste and money lost that way, for example when your baby cries for a feed and you make 7oz and he takes three swigs and then goes to sleep, or just the bit left in the ends of bottles builds up. I must waste at least 15oz of milk a day. Over the year that you're bottle feeding for believe me the cost of that builds up!

I pumped for the first 5 1/2 weeks and bottle fed my daughter... after that I was able to BF exclusively. Let me tell you, BFing is much easier than bottle feeding.

Going out is easier. Nothing to pack.

Feeding prep is easier. Nothing to sterilize.

Burping baby is easier. Not nearly as gassy as with formula and bottles.

Your body's recovery from child birth is easier. Breastfeeding triggers natural hormones telling your body that the pregnancy is over, to shrink the uterus.

Weight loss is easier for some women, I'm glad that I'm one of them. I joke with friends that breastfeeding is the best diet I've ever been on!

I found breastfeeding easier in the middle of the night than bottle feeding. Nothing to fetch from the kitchen, nothing to warm up.

On another positive note, my boobs look awesome!

So, this was pretty light-hearted, I jest, but in the end breastfeeding was the best possible choice for my daughter and I. I know the first few weeks and months can be trying, but hang in there. You'll be glad you did!

Initially it's exhausting because you are nursing around the clock, however, i must say the best is the convenience - at night and anywhere else. There's also less to pack in a diaper bag. Cost effective, easier on the babies' stomach, less gas, not much burping is necessary. No bottles to wash or nipples to clean - oh, and the immunities that you give your child through breastmilk, so less fussiness and sickness!

Plus, when my children got their immunizations, I would nurse immediately afterward and it calmed them down.

I think it's easier in the long run, not necessarily right away. It takes some time and practice to be an expert nurser, both you and your baby! The easy parts: never having to wake up fully at night to make a bottle, never having to lug bottles, water, cans of formula around for every outing, less illnesses OVERALL (key word!) for a breastfed baby equalling less time and money for dr appts and medications and less time missed at work if you are a working mom. You also never waste anything, since your breasts are basically a tap, always ready and dispensing exactly what's needed! :)
It's so easy once you get the hang of it; I nurse everywhere!! Airports, malls, beaches, etc.

Well at first breastfeeding definately does not feel like the easy option having been there only 3 month ago. The first few weeks/months are very tiring as your baby needs feeding so often and it usually takes them a while to get the hang of latching on properly too. I felt like all I did was sit in the same chair feeding him all day. I was glad I didnt have to get up several times a night to prepare bottles though.

but... now my baby boy is nearly 4 months old and he feeds much quicker and a lot less frequent than in the early stages. I think breastfeeding is far easier because you dont have all the sterelizing bottles etc and preparing bottles. also, at night he sleeps with us and all i do his put him to the breast when hes hungry (which is only 1-2 times a night) and fall back to sleep so our sleep isnt disturbed very much at all.

most importantly though, your baby is getting the best thing of all, your milk made especially for your baby. my baby hasnt had any colds or infections since being born whilst ive had about 3 colds. my health visitor says its because hes gettng immunity from my milk. also hes escaped the chicken pox, whilst lots of kids including my niece and nephew have had them my baby hasnt so far maybe because hes getting immunity from my milk again or i supose it could be luck.

i must admit though, i had a few times when i was ready to give up but i stuck at it and im glad i did, hes doing really well and following his growth line perfectly and i hope to bf him til he is at least 6 months old.

I breastfeed the first six weeks, then switched my daughter to formula. (My supply was low and I was going back to work anyway.) The only thing I can think of that makes breastfeeding so "easy" is if your baby is sleeping near or with you, is that all you gotta do is pull the baby close and lift up your shirt for "middle of the night" feedings. No stumbling around in the dark in the kitchen making bottles. :)

There may be the added benefit that often lactating women won't menstruate. So that could be considered an added bonus. I've also heard that breastfeeding can help you lose weight after the baby. However, I was never benefited by these, so I can't vouch for their truths.

Good luck finding some answers. :)

I remember my health visitor visiting me when i was still pregnant and talking to me about breastfeeding. She wanted to come around before baby born as by the time she normally visits the mother has already given up because they think they cant do it. I do not know why it is made out to be easy it is time consuming boring and painful to start off with but does get easier. Remember you are giving your child the best natural start to life.

No bottles to sterilize. No formula to mix, then warm. No bottles to wash. No money spent on formula, and bottles, and replacement nipples. No worries about BPA. Breast milk is there and ready to go. Breast milk is exactly what my son needs. Sure, breastfeeding can be a pain in the butt with the midnight and crack of dawn feedings. Also if there are latch issues, but in the end the hassles involved in getting it right are worth the knowledge that your baby is getting the best possible start to life outside the womb. The benefits greatly outweigh the hassles.

Breast milk is what nature intended babies to eat. It is always available, always at the right temp, nothing to prepare or clean. It helps with their immunity and studies have shown breast fed babies are less likely to be obese adults because you can't overfeed them. They also spit up less because its gentler on their stomach. For mom, it helps heal you after childbirth, and lose the weight from pregnancy.

Hang in there. Nursing becomes very easy once you are over the learning curve.

You don't have to buy formula (expensive) and then mix it, warm it, pour it into sterilized bottles....

You and your baby will soon catch on and then you can nurse while you do just about anything. Nursing with a ring sling or wrap even becomes hands-free. And if you co-sleep, you don't even have to fully awaken to nurse through the night. Your baby will learn to self-latch. Heck they even learn to undo your bra - if you let them. ; )

There's advantages and disadvantages to both. But the best thing for your baby is breastfeeding if you can do it. It is exhausting, but hang in there. No bottles to wash or formula to prepare. Look for a La Leche League in your area for support.

No bottles to wash or formula to prepare. Where I think I'll notice the most difference is at night, no going downstairs to prepare a bottle or pulling one out of the fridge and warming it up, I just roll over, whip out the boob, and off we go.