Influenced by the websites and the Nov 2007 mummies, Mummy is a strong advocator of breastfeeding because of its benefits. Here's a list of benefits (for both Mummy and baby) that Mummy has found from Baby Center:
- Breastfeeding protects your baby from gastrointestinal trouble, respiratory problems, and ear infections
- Breastfeeding can protect your baby from developing allergies.
- Breastfeeding may boost your child's intelligence
- Breastfeeding may protect against obesity later in life
- Breastfeeding may protect your baby from childhood leukemia
- Breastfeeding may protect your baby from developing type 1 diabetes
- Breastfeeding may protect preemies from infections and high blood pressure later in life
- Breastfeeding may lower your baby's risk of SIDS
- Breastfeeding helps you lose weight
- Breastfeeding can lower your stress levels and reduce postpartum bleeding
- Breastfeeding may reduce your risk of some types of cancer
- Breastfeeding may protect against osteoporosis later in life
In fact, despite being a working mother that has crazy deadlines at times, Mummy kept hanging on to the thought of breastfeeding me. In fact, Mummy's supply for milk for me has gradually dropped after breastfeeding for 13.5 months.
Originally, Mummy's aim was to breastfeed for 12 months. And now, certainly she has more than fulfilled that aim and she will stop from 2009 onwards. Nevertheless, I am very thankful to Mummy for doing this for me. I want to tell her I really appreciate her for it.
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