This is the advantage of breastfeeding for mother and baby

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 27, 2012



breastfeeding  is an amazing gift from God! There are so many benefits to be derived from the mother and baby from breastfeeding.

The body of a woman was created to produce milk to meet the needs of her baby, and is the best thing for him. Formula milk is a poor substitute and is used only if you really can not breastfeed.
advantages of breastfeeding
Breast milk contains the perfect combination of nutrients for infants, where nearly 100 species contained in it! Nutrition is changed according to the needs of the baby.

Newborns need higher levels of fat for 6 months. And the body of a mother would know about it and adjust accordingly.

Here are the benefits for breastfed babies:

- Breast milk contains large amounts of antibodies from a mother's body. The antibodies help the baby to be resistant to the disease, but it also increases the baby's immune system. It has been shown that breast-fed babies are stronger and protected from various diseases such as asthma, pneumonia, diarrhea, ear infections, allergies, "SIDS", childhood cancer, multiple scleroses, Crohn's disease, diabetes, appendicitis, and obesity.

- The hormones contained in milk, creating drowsiness and a sense of comfort. It can help soothe colic or teething babies and helps make a baby fall asleep after eating.

- Breastfeeding helps brain development. Breastfed babies have an average IQ of 6 points higher than formula-fed infants.

- Breastfeeding is good for babies psychologically and enhance bonding with the mother. If one is reading or checking email while breastfeeding, the baby still benefit from the warmth and safety due snuggled into her mother's body.

Benefits for Mother:

- The easiest way to lose weight! Breastfeeding burns extra calories by 200-250 per day. Let someone else sweat in the gym, all you need to do is cuddle with your baby.

- Breastfeeding is free. The cost for formula milk for a week to reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. And expenses during the year to reach more than formula milk millions of dollars. And the more of it you have to buy supplies like pacifiers, bottles and the like equipment then you should keep these items clean.

- Breast milk is always readily available. No need to mix formula or wait for warm, while no inconsolable screaming baby. No need to worry about running out when the middle of the night or not enough to bring the milk while it is traveling.

- Breast milk is a natural method of contraception

- The release of the hormone oxytocin when breastfeeding increases a sense of calm, comfortable, and love for the baby.

- Breastfeeding is good for health. Breastfeeding helps the uterus return to its normal size more quickly and prevent bleeding. Women who breastfeed have less incidence of osteoporosis and some types of cancer including breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Kindness to the environment and sustainability of the earth:

- Breastfeeding is more environmentally friendly because you avoid the consumption of milk formula made from cow's milk or soy. There is the issue of excessive exploitation of cattle as well as the chemicals used to grow soybeans.

- Milk formula and bottles must be manufactured and packaged, where it uses a lot of energy and resources. After it was distributed to stores. Consumers use fuel to get to the store and buy formula.

- Packaging and bottles must be discarded.

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