Importance of Breast Feeding

June 02, 2022

For both the mother and the child, childbirth is a unique experience. While some moms actively engage in breastfeeding their children, others may lack desire and decide to discontinue breastfeeding. However, before you decide to stop breastfeeding, you should understand how successful it is.

Breastfeeding is beneficial to both the mother and the child. The benefits of nursing for both the mother and the kid are listed below –

Pros of feeding breastmilk to the child –

  • Breastmilk is the healthiest way for your baby to begin life.
  • It contains all of a child's nutritional and energy requirements for six months.
  • Breastmilk is always lukewarm when delivered to the baby and is always fresh and clean.
  • Breastmilk adjusts to your baby's changing demands automatically.
  • Breastmilk protects the baby from a variety of illnesses by acting as antibodies.
  • Breast milk is not only nourishment for your infant, but also medicine.

Pros of feeding breastmilk to the mother –

  • Breastfeeding helps the mother to get back to the pre-pregnancy state.
  • Ovarian and breast cancer risk is also reduced.
  • It aids in the development of a strong and close relationship with the child.
  • It lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis (bone thinning) later in life.
  • Breastmilk feeding saves time because you don't have to create the formula.
  • Whenever baby needs it, whether it's in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, or the middle of the night.

Breast milk requires no additional investment and protects both the mother and the infant from disease.

Breastfeeding has more strengths than weaknesses. Only a few mothers experience additional challenges when it comes to breastfeeding their children. Breastfeeding is always the safest and most successful option, unless your doctor advises you to stop owing to other health concerns.