Recap 3

There are many benefits to breastfeeding.  Perhaps this is why breastfeeding rates are skyrocketing in the United States.  Breastfeeding decreases the risk of ovarian cancer and diabetes in the mother.  It also helps the mother to lose weight faster because breastfeeding helps the uterus return to its regular shape.  This allows the mother to get her stomach back into shape as well.  Breastfeeding also helps decrease the risk of obesity in babies later on in life because breastfed babies have to work in order to extract the milk from the breast.  This teaches the baby how to take pauses and stop eating once they are full. With breastfeeding there is no preparing, cleaning, or buying of anything.  It saves parents money because they don’t have to buy formula and they have fewer doctor bills as a result of healthier babies.  It also promotes bonding between the mother and the child.