Thousand Benefits of Breastfeeding to Mother and Baby

Nothing is more natural than breast milk . Breast milk has many advantages and is recommended for babies up to the age of two years, six months exclusively (no other foods). Breast milk is the best first food for your baby.

Benefits of breastfeeding for infants

 Some of the benefits of breastfeeding for the infant:

•  Colostrum (first milk on the first day) contains many antibodies that protect babies against disease and infection.
•  Babies who are breast-fed less frequently sick. breast milk primarily to reduce the risk:
•  vomiting, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, chronic constipation, colic, and other stomach disorders.
•  acute appendicitis, rheumatoid arthritis, inguinal hernia, pyloric stenosis, type I diabetes, allergies, asthma and eczema.
• ear infections, respiratory illnesses, pneumonia, bronchitis, kidney infections, septicemia (blood poisoning).
• SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Statistics show that for every 87 deaths from SIDS, only 3 in breast-fed infants.
• meningitis, botulism, childhood lymphoma and Crohn's disease
• tooth decay (cavities).
• heart disease later in life.
• Breastfeeding causes the child has a better antibody response to the vaccine.
• Breast milk composition and amount of nutrition that works best for the baby. The composition of breast milk varies according to the individual baby's growth and changing nutritional needs.
• Breast milk is easily digested and always have the right temperature.
• Breast milk is always sterile, does not have germs. There are elements in milk that destroy E coli, salmonella, shigella, streptococcus, pneumococcus, and many others.
• Breastfeeding stimulates the development of the jaw and facial structure, growth upright teeth and improve eyesight.
• Breastfeeding develop higher IQ and improve brain development and the nervous system of the baby. Advantage IQ from breastfeeding is 10-12 points. Breastfeeding is referred to as the fourth trimester in brain growth and development. There are certain proteins in milk that stimulate the brain development of infants.
• Breastfeeding creates a strong bond between mother and child. Children have a safe feeling. Breastfeeding also plays an important role in the emotional and spiritual development of children.

Benefits of breastfeeding for mothers

Besides good for babies, breastfeeding is also beneficial to the mother. The process of breastfeeding for mothers following beneficial effects:

• Reducing the risk of breast cancer. Women who breast-feeding reduces the risk of breast cancer by 25 percent. Cancer risk reduction occurs is proportional to the cumulative lifetime duration of breastfeeding. That is, the more months or years of breastfeeding, the lower the risk of breast cancer.
• Reducing the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer. Lower estrogen levels during lactation cause it decreases the risk of second cancers. Anticipated reduction leads to reduced estrogen stimulation of the uterine lining and breast tissue, thus minimizing the risk of tissue becomes cancerous.
• Reduce osteoporosis. Women do not breastfeed have a four times greater risk of developing osteoporosis than women who are breastfeeding and are more likely to suffer a hip fracture in the years after menopause.
• The benefits of natural family planning. Breastfeeding delays ovulation so can result in nursing mothers is not fertile for a while. How long is a woman fertile again depending on breastfeeding patterns and trends of her own.
• Improving emotional health. Breastfeeding is not only good for the body, but also for the mind. Studies show that breastfeeding mothers showed less anxiety and postpartum depression than mothers who formula feed.
• Promoting weight loss. Breastfeeding mothers showed more reduction in waist circumference and fat mass in a month after giving birth than mothers who formula feed. Breastfeeding mothers tend to return to pre-pregnancy weight.
• Breastfeeding does not have to cost. Formula feeding for babies can cost more than $ 5 million a year. Mothers do not need to spend any money to get milk.
• breast milk is always available to give. Breastfeeding can save time for setting up the bottle, pouring water, mix milk and sterilize bottles that have been used.

Breastfeeding can be made every woman, but it does not necessarily mean no learning. Every child is different and every woman is different. Breastfeeding is a skill that requires a learning process on both sides. For some mothers, the learning process can be very tiring and frustrating. However, the patient still run given such great benefits.