Some lesser known facts about Breast Milk- The wonder food!!

I came across this great article this morning on the Best for Babies website about some great benefits to breastfeeding that you may or may not have known about...I knew some- but not all.

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Here are the facts:

Breastfeeding Your Baby Girl Reduces Her Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer by as much as 25%.

Your Milk is a Daily Vaccine Against Every Virus You Come Into Contact with.

Your Baby is born with an Immature Digestive System. Your Perfect Milk Completes the Development of Your Baby’s Stomach Lining Making it 15x Thicker Than that of a Formula-Fed Baby.

Your Milk Jump-Starts Your Baby’s Immune System. 

Breastfeeding Helps Babies Regulate Their Breathing.

Your Milk Provides Perfect and Varying Proportions of Fat, Carbohydrates and Protein For Babies of Different Ages. 

Breastfed Babies Make Better Eaters as Toddlers.

Your Milk Knocks a Baby Out Like Nothin’ Else!

Breastfeeding Has a Calming Effect on You Too.

Breastfeeding is a Great Pain Reliever and Soother.

Breastfed Children Cope Better with Stressful Situations Years After Being Weaned.

Breast milk Goes Down Easy and Stays Down.

What Hooters? They’re Heaters! Your Breasts Are Able to Detect Even a One Degree Drop in Your Baby’s Temperature and Warm Up.

Breastfed Babies Have Luminous Skin and they Smell Like Vanilla Beans.

Breastfeeding Protects Against Cavities. 

Breastfeeding Can Reduce the Need for Braces.

Breastfeeding Reduces Bed-Wetting.

Breastfeeding Increases Organ Acceptance in Case of Transplant

Breastfeeding Increases Vaccine Effectiveness.

Help for the Color Blind – Your Areola Have Darkened to Help Baby Hit that Bullseye!

Help for the Farsighted – Newborns Only See Objects Clearly Within 8-10 Inches, the Exact Distance Between Your Nipple and Your Face. 

Breast Milk May Help Clear Up Eye Infections. 

Breast Milk Can Be Left at Room Temperature for Several Hours. 

Breastfeeding Moms Sleep More.

 

There are many more details on each of these topics on the Best for Babies website, so click here to read more about The Wonder Food that is breast milk!