"Breastfeeding, Start and Promote it"

                    "The milk of a cow is for the calf, the milk of a goat is for its kid and the mil of a dog is for the puppy. And you what does your baby drinks". A very common statement but delivers a very significant and humorous idea  to every parent around the world.


                    Almost all the parents around he world uses powdered milk for their young infants. And this powdered milk has changed the long year tradition of mothers to use their own breast milk for their young babies or child. And the usage of it has changed the true concept of being a mother.


                   For thousands of years, breastfeeding have been used by every mother and its benefits have been known for a while and until now we still care how beneficial to the babies and according to researches the breastfeeding is both very beneficial to he infant and the mother.
 For the Baby:
                    1.Due to the anti-infective properties of breast milk, breastfed babies tend to have less incidence of or less pronounced symptoms of ear infections, respiratory illness, allergies, diarrhea and vomiting.
                    2. Due to the digestibility of breast milk, breastfed babies are rarely constipated.
                    3. Breast milk is constantly changing in its composition to meet the changing needs of the baby. It has the exact combination of protein, fats,vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and sugars needed for the human infant at various stage of its growth.
                    4. IQ levels are an average of eight points higher in children who are breastfed.
                    5. Adult daughters who were breastfed are at less risk for breast cancer
                    6. Adults who were breastfed have a lower risk for high cholesterol and asthma.
                    7. The bond between the mother and child seems to enhanced with breastfeeding.
For Mother:
                    1. Nursing following delivery causes the uterus to contract lessening the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.
                    2. The uterus of the breastfeeding mother shrinks to its pre-pregnancy size more quickly.
                    3. Women who nurse their babies for at least 6 months lessen  their chances of having menopausal breast cancer.
                   4.Osteoporosis and cervical cancer are less common in women who breastfed.
                   5. Breastfeeding are more economical than formula feeding.
                   6. Many mothers feel special satisfaction in knowing that they alone are meeting the nutritional needs of their babies.


                    This are only some of the benefits of breastfeeding on both mother and child! So let's bring back the usage of breast milk for the baby as the tradition. It will be better for the infants to use it, for it's more appropriate, more reasonable and at the same time beneficial to the baby and mother. and again lets promote breastfeeding because it is right, enough and exclusively for human babies only....