Dear new mom, do you know that breastfeeding is best for your baby. Breastfeeding not only helps your baby in many ways, it helps you too. You are finding it difficult to believe, aren’t you? Not your fault; you have seen lots of photos of chubby babies fed on formula milks and you presume formula milk makes them healthier. But dears, it is nothing but misleading propaganda from formula milk manufacturers. The following lines will open your eyes to the wonders of the breast feeding; remember BREASTMILK IS BEST.
BREAST FEEDING BENEFITS
To Baby
- It is so natural. Breast milk is made by the human body to feed human babies. It is the perfect food for babies.
- More easily digested than any formula.
- It is a complete food and provides all the essential nutrients in the right proportions and in a form that is easily digestible.
- Promotes bonding between mother and baby.
- Satisfies baby’s emotional needs.
- Higher IQ. Medical research has shown that babies fed on breast milk have on an average higher IQs than babies fed on formula milk, cow milk or other milks
- Less diaper rash.
- Fewer food allergies and eczema.
- Antibodies pass from mother to baby, providing protection against respiratory illness, diarrhea, and ear infections.
- Additional protection against SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome).