Breastfeeding Basics
- Breastfeeding is the ‘normal' healthy way to feed your baby.
- Your breast milk is tailor made for your baby. It is the perfect food.
- The first milk your breasts will produce is colostrums, which provides your child with added protection against ear, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections, plus reduces your child's risk of getting asthma and allergies.
- Children who are breastfed have less risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, diabetes, celiac disease, cancer and inflammatory bowl disease.
- Breast milk is always convenient, safe, fresh and exactly the right temperature.
- Your breast milk will automatically come in over the first few days after your baby is born.
- Breastfeeding will help to establish a close and intimate relationship with your baby.
- Women who breastfeed reduce their own risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
- Your breast milk may be the only food your baby needs for the first four to six months.
- Breastfeeding costs less than formula.
- Breastfeeding can help you lose weight because it uses up extra fat that is stored in your body during pregnancy.
- The experience of breastfeeding can be an enriching practice leading to fond memories.
- Breastfeeding is possible as a working mother, too. There are many great breast pumps available on the market today. Expressing milk and leaving it with your child's care giver is a safe and effective way of breastfeeding your child after you return to the workplace.
Nursing Mother, Working Mother is an excellent book that will answer your many questions.
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