BREAST-FEEDING INFO

Breast-feeding or (BF) helps to establish an even stronger bond between a mother and her baby. It is also one of the most beneficial and natural acts a mother can do for her child. Besides the health benefits of the milk, it also provides a priceless, intimate time the mother has with her baby. This section provides: health benefits to the mom, what are the benefits to babies, and the benefits to the society, environment and overall.

What are the health benefits to the mom who (BF)?

-There’s a reduced risk of (anemia) a condition in which there is relatively lower levels of iron in the blood.

-Develops a special emotional relationship and bonding with mom and baby.

-There’s a reduced risk of breast, cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers.

-Aids the mother’s body to return to its pre pregnancy state quicker. Promotes weight loss ½ of calories needed to manufacture milk is pulled from fat stores; it can burn from 500 to 1500 calories per day.

-Breast milk is free eliminating or reducing the cost of baby formula (potentially costing thousands of dollars per year).

-Helps delay return of fertility and to another probable pregnancy.

-Mom’s miss less time off from work due to child related illnesses.

-Helps protect against osteoporosis and hip fracture later on in life.

-Aids in helping the uterus contract after birth to control postpartum bleeding.

-When a baby is breast fed this reduces the chances of sickness thereby reducing healthcare costs to the family in doctor visits, hospitalizations, over the counter medicine purchases.

What are the health benefits to babies who breast-feed?

-Protection against gastroenteritis and necrotizing entercolitis

-There’s a reduction of childhood diabetes.

-The children receive an all around complete optimal mix of nutrients and antibodies.

-Reduction in chronic constipation, stomach upsets and incidences of colic.

-Protection against allergies, eczema, asthma and the severity of allergic disease.

-Protection against ear infections, pneumonia, kidney infections, septicemia (blood poisoning), and respiratory illnesses.

-Also fewer incidences of vomiting and diarrhea in the U.S (20 to 25 million episodes of diarrhea occur in children under the age of 5, which results in over 200,000 hospitalizations and 400 to 500 deaths in the U.S.

-Less risk of childhood obesity.

-Reduced risk of heart disease later on in life.

-There are certain substances in the milk that destroy E.Coli, Shigella, Pneumococus, Streptococcus, Salmonella and other microbes.

-On average are hospitalized 10 times less than formula fed infants in the first year of life.

-Increases bone density

-Reduced risk of vitamin e and iron deficiency anemia.

-The colostrums or (first milk) puts a coating around the GI tract, thereby preventing harmful bacteria and allergy triggering protein molecules from crossing into the baby’s blood.

-Breast-feeding plays an important role in the spiritual, and emotional development of babies. They also enjoy a warm and emotional bonding with mom.

-Breast feeding also promotes enhanced speech, straighter teeth, facial structure development and enhances vision

-Its also been proven that breast fed infants develop higher IQ’s and have improved brain and nervous system development. There’s also and IQ advantage of 10 to 12 points studied at ages 8, 12 through 18. There are specific proteins in human milk that promote brain development.

What are the benefits to the environment and society?

-There’s a reduction in insurance premiums for both parents and employers.

-A reduction in tax burden on communities and governments to ensure children are properly fed.

-Reduction in missed work due to a child illness.

-Breast feeding can reduce global pollution by decreasing the use of resources and energy to process, produce, distribute, package and dispose of materials created by the manufacture and use of artificial baby milk.

-Breast-feeding also reduces the cost of healthcare by promoting healthier mother’s and children. If all the WIC babies in the U.S were breast-fed the economic savings would be astronomical. In 1993 90,000 babies were hospitalized for RSV at a cost of 450 million dollars.

What are other benefits of Breast-feeding?

-Breast-feeding on average saves the mom about 7 hours a week off their feet.

-The mom can get more rest than formula fed babies.

-Breast-fed babies smell good, the spit ups don’t smell or stain and poopie diapers aren’t offensive and many more.

There is mo mistake about how vitally important it is for a mother to nurse her baby. The health, environmental, and bonding benefits are all essential to the proper development of a baby.

As more information in uncovered on breast-feeding and its associated benefits, I will update this section of my site.

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