Why is breastfeeding vital for your baby?

Breastfeeding is not only crucial for baby development, but its advantages to the mom are also plenty. We have often heard natural products are better than processed foods as simple as that is the difference between breast milk and formula milk.

Advantages to the baby:

• Breast milk consists of the perfect amount of fat, proteins, calcium, vitamins, minerals, sugar needed for the baby and its stage wise development.

• Breast milk is loaded with anti infection properties which keep the baby safe from catching any kind of allergic infection, diarrhea or vomiting.

• Easily digestible breast milk keeps the babies digestive system in perfect conditions, very rare you will see a breast milk baby suffering from constipation.

• Breast fed babies are also less likely to be obese at their adolescent age.

• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is seen very seldom seen in babies who are breast fed.

• Breast feed children are also less fussy where a variety of foods are concerned as they have already been made aware of all kinds of food tastes through mother’s milk.

• Breast fed babies rarely suffer with colic problems and gas problems.

• The teeth shape of the breast feed babies is more perfect and they are less likely to suffer from any major orthodontic or even dental problems.

• Babies who have been breast feed by their mothers for a long time have less chances of suffering from high levels of cholesterol; asthma even adult women who have been breast feed by their mothers are more safeguarded from breast cancer

Advantages for the mother:

• Mothers who breast feed are more likely to achieve their original figure faster.

• Breast feeding instantly helps in the contraction of the uterus and helps in the uterus returning to its original size faster.

• Breast feed mothers tend to burn calorie’s faster as all the extra calories they eat are directed to the baby.

• Breast milk is safest, cleanest and all the time available milk for the baby. The mother is hassle free especially if she needs to travel as she doesn’t need to have the stress of carrying formula milk, water, feeding bottles as well as sterilizer everywhere.

The most important advantage to both the baby and the mother is that the bond between the baby and the mother strengthens while breast feeds. The babies feel more comfortable and secured in the mothers embrace and the mother feels accomplished that her baby is well fed and well taken care by her milk.