Why Breastfeed Your Baby?

Presently, there are a lot of infant formulas in the market. Formulas offer women a more convenient baby care, what with all the hassles of breastfeeding, especially for new moms. Nevertheless, despite the countless infant formula brands out in the market, it is still believed that your children will be best nurtured with breast milk. And with good reasons.

Breast milk is nourishing and digestible and the best part is, it comes from you. This means, however, that if a new mom has a less than ideal lifestyle resulting in poor health, the breast milk is more or less also less than ideal for the baby.

According to some studies, babies who are fed by infant formula tend to be more prone to sickness and they have higher chances to die through SIDS or Sudden Death Infant Syndrome. There is also a difference in other health implications such as frequent hospitalization for formula-fed infants.

I’ve read somewhere that when infants are born premature, the mother produces milk which has a special composition. This special formulation of the breast milk contains nourishment for the premature baby which no formula can give, and which the baby needs for survival.

This is why breast milk is still strongly recommended.

It is also said that breast milk affects a baby’s IQ level. Even though IQ is not determined by nourishment alone, there has been some scientific research which shows this relationship.

With regard to physical development, the child’s sucking on the breast is believed to have a good development effect on his jaw.
The most important of all, breastfeeding creates a bond of love between the mother and the baby. And this is the most important nourishment you can give your baby.