• Mommy needs only one hand to nurse the baby. She can read the older children books, play board games with them, etc. while nursing the baby. Also, since there's no need to waste time sterilizing bottles, mixing and heating formula, everyone will have more time and energy for the older kids (if you think you could prop a bottle and have both hands free with a bottle-fed baby, see psychological benefits of breastfeeding and how to bottle-feed for best results, and remember: never prop a baby with a bottle!
• A breastfed baby gets sick a lot less, so the adults won't have to waste so much time and energy tending to a sick, needy baby. More time will be left for the older kids. And everyone will be happier, so the time spent with the older kids will be more fun too.
• Since a breastfed baby is very portable (just pack a diaper; no need to worry about running out of formula if your outing lasts longer than planned, and no need to worry about dropping the bottle in mud and worrying about how to sanitize the nipple), you can go to picnics, ball games, plays, camping, fishing, or whatever your child likes doing. No more unhappy older child because you couldn't go to her/his special day because of the baby!
• See also tandem nursing

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