Breastfeeding allows you to provide your baby with everything it needs to grow and develop. Breast milk contains substances that can not be produced and replaced with adapted milk. Breastfeeding has its advantages for both your baby and you.
Advantages of breastfeeding for your baby
- Breast milk is natural and it satisfies the special needs of the baby.
- It contains nutrients that are in an ideal balance and are easily digestible.
- With help of breast milk, you give antibodies to your baby so it can fight infections. The longer you are breast-feeding, the better.
- Babies, who are fed with breast milk, rarely need a hospital visit.
- If you are breastfeeding, you reduce your baby's risk of diarrhea and constipation.
- Breastfeeding reduces the risk of allergic reactions such as eczema and asthma.
- Breast milk contains hormones that help the baby's development. These hormones can not be replaced by adapted milk.
- Babies that are breastfed for 8 months or more achieve better results in school when they grow up, than babies fed with adapted milk.
- Breastfeeding creates a strong unbreakable bond between mother and baby.
Advantages of breastfeeding for you
- Breastfeeding helps you recover your normal weight and burns up to 500 calories a day.
- Mothers breastfeeding their babies create a strong and special relationship with them.
- Breastfeeding can help in protecting you from developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
- With breastfed your body produces endorphins, which have a natural antidepressant effect and reduce the risk of postnatal depression.
- Breast milk is always ready and does not cost you anything.
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