By Maria Alexis Rodrigo

Mothers who use baby formula incur more costs than breastfeeding Moms do. After all, they need to buy the formula, along with feeding bottles, artificial nipples, and sterilizing equipment. They also have to spend sterilize and store everything. However, there is a hidden cost of baby formula that many do not realize. This is the cost to women’’s health in terms of increased risk to diseases and other conditions that women who do not breastfeed, or do so for limited periods, are exposed to.