Breastfeeding: The Best Way of Nourishing the Baby part 1

Since I failed to meet the target deadline for the submission of my article, I decided to post this on Mommsy's haven and serves as a guide to new moms, expecting moms or any mothers who are currently breastfeeding their babies.

Mother’s milk is the best for the baby. It is specifically develop to meet the demands of the new member of the family. However, breastfeeding is not an easy way of feeding an infant.

In the early weeks, you will be challenged and tempted to almost quit. Thus, it will result to the easier way of feeding your infant, the bottle feeding. But once you realize the benefits it can give to the baby, to the mother and even to the entire family, you will start striving and learning to master the art of breastfeeding. This will help you to learn ways to make your breastfeeding journey a smooth sailing one.

Here are the benefits of breastfeeding to the baby.

•       Breastfeeding provides the required nutrition and strengthens the baby’s immune system. It contains everything he needed to become healthy and strong during the first 6 months of life.

•       Breastfeeding aids the baby’s brain development. Mother’s milk contains fats like DHA, ARA and omega 3. These fats boost the baby’s brain development.

•       Breast milk promotes easier digestion. It prevents upset stomach, constipation, diarrhoea and other intestinal infections resulting to healthy and happy baby.  

•       It lowers the risk of allergy, diabetes, high blood and high cholesterol later in life.

•       It promotes better dental alignment.

Benefits for the mother

•       Breastfeeding strengthens your bond with your baby. It promotes relaxation to both mother and infant.

•       Breastfeeding also helps you to reduce weight and regain your preconception shape faster. The extra stored fats in your body are converted to breast milk for your baby.

•       Breastfeeding reduces the chance of depression. Thus, it will help you to enjoy the life of motherhood.

•       It promotes healthier mother because it lessens the risk of various cancers like ovarian, uterine and breast.  It also minimizes the risk of osteoporosis in later life.