Breastfeeding: Good for You and Baby!

To breastfeed or not to breastfeed? That is the question! Breastfeeding can give your baby an advantage physically and mentally (see diagram below!) but it can also help you! Breastfeeding a baby burns about 500 calories per day above and beyond normal calories burned. This can help you to take off the weight you put on during pregnancy. Research also shows that breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer. All the same, some women cannot breastfeed (some women simply don't make enough milk, for example) and some babies cannot be breastfed (some babies have milk allergies). But if you can breastfeed and your baby can be breastfed, this is the way to go!

Diagram from: http://www.thealphaparent.com/2011/12/diagram-of-breastfed-baby.html