Benefits for babies
Breastfeeding provides the perfect food for babies
For a long time it was thought that cow’s milk based formula milks were almost as good as breastmilk. Research now shows that this is not so. Breastmilk is much easier to digest and there are ingredients in breastmilk that cannot be reproduced in artificial formula milks. Your breastmilk is specially designed for your baby, so he can grow and develop to his full potential.
Breastfeeding also provides instant food when babies are hungry and instant comfort when babies are distressed.
Breastfeeding means better health for your baby
Your baby is less likely to get sick with gastro-enteritis, ear, chest and kidney infections. Breastfeeding also gives some protection from asthma, eczema, diabetes and obesity. Breastfed babies have better mental development. Their teeth are straighter too because breastfed children have better mouth formation. Later in life, their risk of suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease is also lower.
Breastfeeding means better lifelong health for your baby and better future health for you too. So time spent breastfeeding is well worth it.
In this information a baby is referred to as ‘he’ ‘him’ or ‘his’ to avoid confusing babies with their mothers
