Hours after I gave birth, nurses called me to go to nursery room to breastfeed my baby. It was very difficult at first, since only little milk came out and my baby doesn't know how to suck. I really tried hard to have my baby keep on sucking because the thought of she's newly born, the outside world is different, she has to eat! or else she will starve. Then later on, she already know how to do it, my breast produce more milk, how happy I am to see my child on breast feed. Aside from getting the most natural and nutritious way to encourage our baby’s optimal development, we can also save from buying formula milk.
As much as possible, all mothers out there should breastfeed their babies.
Why?
- Breastfeeding protects babies and it is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development.
- The skin-to-skin contact encouraged by breastfeeding offers babies greater emotional security and enhances bonding.
- Breastfeeding delays the onset of hereditary allergic disease, and lowers the risk of developing allergic disease.
- Breastfeeding helps the baby’s immune system mature, protecting the baby in the meantime from viral, bacteria, and parasitic infections.
- Breastfeeding increases the effectiveness of immunizations, increasing the protection against polio, tetanus, and diphtheria vaccines.
- Breastfeeding protects against developing chronic diseases such as: celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and childhood cancers.
