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WHY BREASTFEED?

There are many reasons to breastfeed. Breastfeeding significantly improves your baby's health, it is good for your health, it speeds your weight loss and it creates important bonds between mother and child. It is free and is good for the environment. Here is what the American Academy of Pediatrics has to say about breastfeeding...

Why is breastfeeding so good for my baby?

Human milk and infant formula are different. Not only does human milk provide all the protein, sugar, fat, and vitamins your baby needs to be healthy, but it has special benefits that formulas cannot match. It helps protect your baby against certain diseases and infections. Because of the protective substances in human milk, breastfed children are less likely to have the following:

Ear infections (otitis media)
Allergies
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Pneumonia, wheezing, and bronchiolitis
Meningitis

Breastfed babies benefit throughout their entire life by having lower risks of diabetes, depression and cancer. Research also suggests that breastfeeding may help to protect against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and that breastfed babies have IQs that average 8 points higher than formula fed babies.

Human milk is good for your baby because:

It is easier for babies to digest.
It does not need to be prepared.
It costs nothing to make and is always in supply.
It is even good for the environment since there are no bottles, cans, and boxes to put in the garbage.

Breastfeeding also provides physical skin to skin contact, lots of eye contact between mother and baby, warmth and closeness between mother and infant all of which helps to create a special bond between a mother and her baby.

Give your baby something no one else can...give them breastmilk.

Why is breastfeeding so good for me?

Recent studies indicate that women who breastfeed show significant, measurable reduction in breast cancer.

There are also many health benefits for you because breastfeeding does the following:

Burns more calories and helps you get back to your pre-pregnancy weight more quickly.
Reduces the risk of ovarian cancer and, in pre-menopausal women, breast cancer.
Builds bone strength to protect against bone fractures in older age.
Delays the return of your menstrual period, which may help extend the time between pregnancies. (Keep in mind that breastfeeding alone will not prevent pregnancy.)
Helps the uterus return to its regular size more quickly.

The longer you breastfeed, the greater the benefits will be to your baby and you, and the longer these benefits will last. The World Health Organization (WHO) and many other experts encourage women to breastfeed for as long as possible, 1 year or even longer, because human milk provides the best nutrition and protection against infections.

For more information, visit the American Academy of Pediatrics website.

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