These benefits
are in no particular order, although first one listed is the number
1 reason a baby should be breastfed.
Breastfed
Babies Receive the BEST Nutrition
This can not be mentioned enough, as you will see it often plastered
in every breastfeeding book and baby book, breastfeeding is the
ideal, the absolute best nutrition for a baby and even that appears
to be an understatement, breastfeeding can save your baby's life.
Studies show that breastfeeding can potentially save or delay
approximately 720 postneonatal deaths in the United States each
year. Source
Undoubtedly breastfeeding as been proven to be
what babies should eat.
Breastfed
Babies Receive the Nutrition That Was Designed for Them
Breast milk can not be duplicated, even the so called best of
the best artificial baby milks that are manufactured pales in
comparison to the food that babies are born to Receive As you
are breastfeeding your child you can rest assure that they are
getting exactly what their growing bodies need.
Breast
Milk Passes Meconium Through a Babies Body
When babies are born they have a tar-like substance in
their intestines called meconium. Colostrum, early breast milk,
is designed to help move meconium through the infant' body.
Breast
Milk Helps With Proper Intestinal Development
Breast milk contains a unique protein that acts as a
protective substance, promoting the growth of the cells that line
a baby's intestines.
Breast
Milk Helps With Proper Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract
When a baby is born their gastrointestinal system is
not yet mature. Breast milk helps it mature, and much faster than
artificial baby milk.
Breastfeeding
Promotes Proper Brain Development
Breast milk contains taurine, an amino acid that is virtually
absent in cow's milk, and research shows that it promotes good
and proper brain development.
Breastfeeding
Promotes Proper Nervous System Development
Breast milk contributes to the proper development of the nervous
system, as it does with brain development, lending help to the
cognitive development of a breastfed baby. Something that will
affect them for the rest of their lives.
Breastfeeding
Lowers the Chance of Cardiopulmonary Distress
While
a baby is feeding they have less of a chance of cardiopulmonary
distress. According to a study babies can experience an oxygen
saturation of below 90% when bottle feeding.
Breastfeeding
Protects Your Baby Against Hemophilus B. Bacteria
The
bacteria Hemophilus Influenzae Type B can be growing in the respiratory
tract without any symptoms, and can spread into the throat, ears
or blood, causing a serious illness. Babies and children who were
breastfed are much less likely to contract Hemophilus B.
Breastfed
Babies Have a Shorter Pre and Post Surgical Fasting
Unlike
artificial baby milk breast milk can be consumed three hours before
a surgery, unless otherwise stated by your doctor, in healthy
children having an elective surgery.
Breast
Milk Helps the Development of a Healthy and Strong Immune System
Countless studies have proved that breastfeeding leads to a strong
and healthy immune system, which means your breastfed baby will
forever be less sick than if they had not received breast milk.
Breastfed
Babies Are Sick Less and Miss Less School
Since a breastfed baby goes through life less sick they will miss
less school.
Breast
Milk Changes With Your Baby
As your baby grows your milk changes for their needs, even preterm
milk is designed for preterm babies.
Breastfeeding
is One of the Few Things You Can Do While Sleeping
Once your baby is latched on you can fall asleep and be breastfeeding
as your baby peacefully suckles themselves back to sleep at your
side. This is not something that you could say about bottle feeding
as it is dangerous to prop a bottle and go to sleep.
Breastfeeding
is Super Convenient
You can breastfeed anytime, anywhere and in any condition. This
is something that is super convenient for both mommy and baby.
Breastfeeding
is Forever, or At Least Until Your Baby Decides to Wean
As long as your baby is regularly and effectively breastfeeding
your body will keep making milk.
Breast
Milk is a Natural Pain Relief for Your Baby
Breast milk contains endorphins, chemical that suppress pain leading
to a happy feeling.
Breast
Milk of a Sick Mommy Contains Antibodies to Help Prevent Baby
from Getting the Same Sickness
There is no worry about temporarily weaning, something
that is not recommended ever, if you are sick. Your breast milk
will have antibodies to help prevent your breastfeeding baby from
getting sick.
Breastfeeding
Gives Baby More Sleep
When all you have to do is latch on, getting back to sleep is
easy. If you have to wait for your mom to prepare a bottle you'll
become more awake and crankier and in the long run have a harder
time falling asleep.
Breast
Milk Never Spoils in the Breast and Will Never Be Recalled
Artificial baby milk has an expiration date and can be recalled
and has been recalled before.
Breastfeeding
Strengthens and Aids to Proper Development of the Jaw
The simple and repeated motions of suckling of a mother's breast
strengthens and help properly develop a baby's jaw.
Breastfeeding
Lowers the Risks of Tooth Decay
Breast
milk has bacteria fighting cells that help kill the bad bacteria
that causes tooth decay.
Breastfeeding
Your Baby Helps the Environment
Really the only thing that you need to make milk is your breast,
something that you are born with and already have without using
any resources. Artificial baby milk, formula, uses resources to
be made and all of the containers that it is held in, shipping
supplies, pamphlets that formula companies send free to mothers
that send misleading information, plastic bottles, nipples, etc.
amount to a lot of garbage. Plus with all of the sterilizing that
you have to do with the nipples and bottles heat and water is
wasted.
Breastfeeding
is Less Stressful than Drinking Out of a Bottle for Babies
Suckling from the breast is less stressful for a baby, especially
a premature baby who can not handle stress well, then sucking
milk out of a bottle.
Breastfeeding
Optimizes Hand-To-Eye Coordination for Babies
Babies
who suckle at the breast are reported as being able to see and
manipulate objects quicker.
Breastfeeding
Lowers the Risks of Cancers for Baby and Mommy
Babies
who are breastfed have a lower chance of developing certain childhood
cancers and breastfed baby girls have a lower chance
of developing breast cancer. By breastfeeding
a mother lowers her chance of developing such cancers as ovarian
cancer, cervical cancer, breast
cancer and endometrial cancer.
Breastfeeding
Lowers the Risks of Diseases for Baby and Mommy
Breast milk contains immunities to many diseases lowering the
risk of babies getting them. These diseases include ulcerative
colitis, necrotizing enterocolitis,
crohn's disease and hodgkins disease.
There are studies that show that a breastfeeding mother can lower
the risk of getting certain diseases such as endometriosis.
Breastfeeding
Lowers the Chances of Getting Certain Infections
Babies who are breastfed have a lower chance of getting such infections
as ear infections, diarrheal infections,
stomach infections, bacterial meningitis,
urinary tract infections, respiratory
infections and eye infections. Breastfeeding
moms also have less urinary tract infections.
Breastfeeding
Lowers the Risks of Health Conditions for Baby and Mommy
There are many health conditions that breastfeeding helps prevent
for both baby and mommy. Breastfed babies have a lower
risk of SIDS and such health conditions as having
allergies all through their life, becoming diabetic,
becoming obese, developing asthma, developing
high cholesterol, developing high blood pressure,
developing rheumatoid arthritis, inguinal
hernia, osteoporosis, bad vision,
eczema and multiple sclerosis.
Breastfeeding lowers the risk of a mother developing osteoporosis
too, as well as such other health conditions as anemia.
Breast
Milk Taste Perfect to a Baby and Better than Artificial Baby Milk
Since
breast milk is what is designed for a baby it taste great to a
baby, in fact breast milk is very sweet and warm, unlike artificial
baby milk that is bland.
Breastfeeding
Aids to Better Speech Development
Oral motor development is strongly influenced when a baby is fed
via bottle as opposed to breast. Babies who breastfeed are more
likely to have better speech development.
Breastfeeding
Helps a Tired Baby Fall Asleep
Breast milk contains chemicals that act as a natural tranquilizer
for a baby helping them either calm down or fall asleep if they
are tired.
Breastfed
Babies Statistically Have Higher IQs
Studies have shown that babies who breastfeed go on to have higher
IQs than babies who received artificial baby milk.
Breastfed
Babies Have Silky Skin
Breast milk contains fats that not only provide energy
but also gives a baby firm flesh and silky skin, something that
does not come with artificial baby milk.
Breastfed
Babies Spit Up Less
Babies who breastfeed spit up less, this means less laundry to
wash as well as less outfit changes of both baby's and mommy's
clothes.
Breast
milk is the Most Digestible Substance for a Baby
Breast milk is the easiest thing that you can give your baby to
digest as it is designed so they can consistently digest it without
any complications.
Breastfed
Babies Who are Sick Don't Have to Change Their Diet
Breast milk is the perfect food for a sick baby.
Breastfeeding
is Best Even in Special Situations
Breastfeeding is better for premature infants than any
other substance, regardless that they have a special situation.
Breast
Milk Doesn't Contain Any Genetically Engineered Materials
Carnation Alsoy, Similac Neocare, Isomil and Enfamil
Prosobee, artificial baby milk manufactures, have all tested positive
for genetically engineered materials. Breast milk is free of genetically
engineered materials.
Breast
Milk Doesn't Contain Any Synthetic Growth Hormones
Synthetic growth hormones are routinely ingested by cows
in the United States. Milk based artificial baby milk can contain
them too, where as breast milk will be free of synthetic growth
hormones.
Breastfed
Babies are More Likely to Have
Better Social Development
Whether your baby is a shy person in life, or chatty
person in their life will be determined by their personality.
Breast milk will aid to their ability to handle social situations
better as is aids to good social development.
Breastfeeding
Allows a Mom to Feed & Comfort Her Baby at the Same Time
Babies are comforted by suckling and so nursing is very comforting
to them, so this benefit it beneficial for both mommy and baby.
Breastfeeding
is a Way a Baby Can Bond With Mommy
Although breastfeeding is a wonderful way that a baby and mommy
can bond, it is not the only way a baby can bond with someone.
Holding a baby, playing with them, bathing them, dressing them
and changing their diaper are examples of how anyone can bond
with the baby.
Breastfeeding
Offers Many Unique Benefits for Mommy
There are many benefits that breastfeeding give a mother.
Breastfeeding moms get more sleep and can
feed their babies in their sleep, have no stress
preparing breast milk, as it happens involuntarily, save
more money on doctor bills and dentist bills,
if they are diabetic breastfeeding decreases insulin requirements,
their uterus contract quicker, they lose
baby weight faster, because their kids are sick less
from being breastfed mom (and dad) take off less work
from their kids being sick, also don't have to
worry about getting sick from their kids as much and
save money on medicine cabinet supplies, they
prevent postpartum hemorrhage, delay
their menstrual cycle and save money on menstrual
supplies, they have an excuse to sit or lay down
and relax, they eliminate any cost of fake baby
milk and save on taxes, along with the
rest of the country, and statistically have better confidence
as a mother.
Breastfeeding
Doesn't Support Artificial Milk Manufactures Whose First Agenda
is Profit and Not the Health of Babies
The less formula that is bought the better.
Breastfeeding
Promotes Breastfeeding
When a mother breastfeeds she is promoting breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding
Helps Mom Stick to a Healthy Diet
Since a mother breastfeeds her baby for years after pregnancy
she not only continues to take her vitamins but she also wants
to keep eating healthy meals.
Breastfeeding
Helps Hospital Patients
Breast milk is sometimes given to cancer patients under going
chemo treatment, burn victims and organ transplant patients.
Breast
Milk Can Be Used to Treat Diaper Rash
If you ever find yourself out of diaper cream and your little
one get diaper rash breast milk will work as an alternative.
Breast
Milk is Great for Mouth Cuts
If your baby
bites their tongue or cheek breast milk will help keep the cut
from becoming infected.
