Advantages of Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding provides the baby with a baby formula that has been specifically designed for the baby’s nutrition and that offers so many good things:

• Some studies have suggested that women that breastfeed can reduce the risk of cancer for life.

• Breast milk is organic, as it does not have any additional components and preservatives.

• The bowel movements of the baby will not have such a strong smell as does the bowel movements of babies that are formula fed.

• The production of milk helps to burn calories, which can be one way you can lose weight after pregnancy.

• Although it is not a completely effective way, breastfeeding does offer some sort of contraceptive.

• No need to heat up the milk, as it is always at the perfect temperature.

• Breast milk is much cheaper than formula.

• One convenient thing about breastfeeding is that you always have what you need on you. There is no need to lug bottles around the place when going out.

• A lot of women find breastfeeding to be something very emotionally gratifying. Many women have said that this is the moment that they were able to develop a special bond with their babies and almost everyone enjoys the experience.

• It is very unusual for babies to develop an allergic reaction to natural breast milk, whereas it is a lot more common for babies that drink formula.

• Breast milk has substances that help to safeguard the baby from infections until the baby’s immunological system matures. This substance can be found in abundant amounts in the colostrum that mother’s breasts secrete during the first days after having had the baby.

• Breast milk contains nutrients that are ideal for the baby’s digestive system. Formula and cow milk is not that easy to digest and the baby cannot use the nutrients it contains as efficiently.

• Breast milk has the wonderful ability of strengthening the baby’s immunological system and preventing allergies, asthma, and sudden death syndrome. It can also reduce the incidence of infections of the respiratory system, which is more common in the first year of a baby’s life.