Breastfeeding Benefits For Baby
Health For Life!
The Breastfeeding Benefits are tremendous and we are learning more every day. It is far and away the best food
you can offer your baby with a complexity that will probably never be matched by formula.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be offered Only Breast Milk for the first 6 months after birth,
and that breastfeeding continue throughout the first year for as long as mutually desired.
"A newborn baby has only three demands.
They are: warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts,
and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three."
Dr. Grantly Dick-Read
YOUR MILK...
- Meets the complete nutritional needs
- Contains immunoglobulin and antibodies that protect against illness
- Regulates baby's heartbeat, breathing and body temperature from being skin to skin
- Contains proteins, Omega-3 DHA, AA that promotes brain development
- Contains 1 1/2 time more lactose then cow's milk, which promotes brain development and better absorption of minerals like calcium
- Comforts and meets the emotional needs of your baby
- Promotes the proper development of his jaw and facial structure
- Is very easy to digest and assimilate (30min)
- Encourages a normal weight gain for your particular baby
- Changes in composition and adapts to the baby's age to meet his specific nutritional requirements
- Prepares your baby for solids food with his change of taste depending on what you eat
"Mother's milk, time-tested for millions of years, is the best nutrient for babies because it is nature's perfect food."
Robert S. Mendelsohn
For all these reasons babies who are exclusively breastfed…
ARE LESS SUCCEPTIBLE TO:
- Illness and Hospitalization
- Diarrhea infection
- Diaper rash
- Respiratory Illnesses
- Ear infection
- Pneumonia
- Urinary tract infection
- Bacterial meningitis
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Colic
- Constipation
- Allergy disorders
- Asthma
- Childhood cancer
- Juvenile diabetes
- Indigestion
- Overfeeding
- Cavities
"Breastfeeding is a gift that lasts a lifetime."
Author Unknown
And the breastfeeding benefits continue on into adulthood with fewer cases of:
- Obesity
- Tooth decay
- Malocclusion (improper meeting of the upper and lower teeth)
- Lower cholesterol levels
- Coronary artery disease
- Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Type 1 diabetes
- Cancer of lymph glands
- Lower rates of asthma
- Severe liver disease
- Acute appendicitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Celiac disease
"Breastfeeding is an integral part of the reproductive process,
the natural and ideal way of feeding an infant,
and a unique biological and emotional basis for child development."
The World Health Organisation
A breastfed baby is Healthier and receives Optimal Nutrition so they have:
- Better skin
- Better eye sight
- More restful sleep
- More alertness at playtime
- Higher self-confidence
- Better speech development
- Better social, Motor and Mental development
- Higher IQ
So as you can see the Breastfeeding Benefits are extremely important. Plus there are all the ones that we cannot measure or at least those studies are yet to be done…
But the most important thing is that breastfeeding is Natural. We are all made to breastfeed and be breastfed.
Note:
Breastfeeding saves your child from being exposed to toxic metals, harmful bacteria and other environmental toxins that can be found in Formulas and/or water.
High levels of aluminum have been identified in most formulas. And you never know the quality of water.
BREASTFEEDING BENEFITS ARE ENDLESS!!!
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