It’s been 1 year and 10 months since my baby was born. I’m proud to say that she has been purely breastfed for 1 whole year! Some say that breastfeeding is hard to do but if if you really love your child, you’ll do everything! Sure, there are a lot of sacrifices but everything will be worth it if you’ll see all of it’s benefits!
These are some of them:
1. Saves money – you don’t have to buy expensive store brand formula .
2. Gives you all the convenience – you don’t have to wake up early in the morning to prepare milk so you could feed your baby. You don’t have to wash and sterilize bottles.
3. You’ll have a healthy baby because of the anti bodies that she receives from the mom. This also saves you from frequent visits to the doctor which in turn, saves time and money.
4. Saves your baby suffer from constipation because breastmilk disolves faster.
5. This is an excellent way to give the baby and mom the time to bond.
6. Reduced risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer.
7. It also acts as a contraceptive during the early months of breastfeeding.
Fortunately, there’s WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program in the US who are aiming to increase breastfeeding rates among families. They are reallocating the funds provided for food, juices and vegetables including infant formulas. So parents should buy their own formula if they have been provided before by WIC.
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December 30th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
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