Breastfeeding is not intuitive. Make sure your hospital has lactation specialists too help you get the hang of feeding your baby. When the baby is born, call on that lactation specialist as much as you need to in order to feel comfortable with breastfeeding. Postpartum doulas can come to your home for a fee and [...]
Quantifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding:
A Summary of the Evidence – study information from the World Health Organization.
It is a great way to bond every day
It helps create happy hormones in mom
It may increase your baby’s IQ: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7075511.stm
It is less expensive and more readily available than formula
Breast milk helps the baby’s immune system
You are the only person who will breast feed your baby. That may seem weird or obvious now, but if your experience is anything like mine, after you are in the hang of breastfeeding it will fill with meaning and emotion. It will at times be frustrating, inconvenient, scary, a good excuse, soothing, pleasant, and [...]