Your pregnancy is finally over! You’ve got your body back and besides
you have your own baby resting in your arms! Miraculous lovely being that you
love and want to protect.
Feeding the baby is an enormous task; it takes lots of the mother time
and effort. But what diet to choose? Baby formula or breastfeeding? Each has
its advantages and disadvantages, formula is easier, most of the babies like it
more than the breastfeeding and sometimes you tried to breastfeed your baby but
the milk is simply not enough, the baby is always hungry! Some of the babies
are even allergic to any kind of milk.
Let’s get back, what if your child does not have any allergy or problem.
A normal healthy child (and I wish all babies much health and no problems at
all). The choice of feeding the child is yours and yours alone, you have to
remember that, but the researchers can advice you based on their observations
and scientific findings. Breastfeeding is healthy both for the newborn baby and
for the mother. Let me list the advantages below:
Benefits of
Breastfeeding for Baby:
- The physical closeness, skin-to-skin touching, and eye contact all help your baby bond with you and feel secure.
- Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants. It has the perfect mix of vitamins, protein, and fat.
- Breast milk contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria.
- Breastfeeding reduces your baby's risk of having asthma or allergies.
- Babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first six months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea.
- Breastfeeding has been linked to higher IQ scores in later childhood in some studies.
- Breastfed infants are more likely to gain the right amount of weight as they grow rather than become overweight children.
- Breastfeeding plays a role in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome.
- Breastfeeding is thought to lower the risk of diabetes, obesity, and some cancers later in life.
Breastfeeding has some
advantages to you as well:
- Breastfeeding burns extra calories, so it can help you lose pregnancy weight faster.
- Breastfeeding releases the hormone oxytocin, which helps your uterus return to its size before pregnancy and may reduce uterine bleeding after birth.
- Breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
- Breastfeeding may lower your risk of osteoporosis.
As I mentioned earlier, the decision rests with the mother only, but the
advantages of breastfeeding are worth your time and consideration.
Wishing the mothers and their infant babies all the health.
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