101 Reasons to Breast Feed your Child: Part 2 Reasons 11 - 50
- Breastfeeding satisfies baby's emotional needs and increases bonding between mother and baby
- Breast milk provides perfect infant nutrition
- Not breastfeeding increases mother's risk of developing ovarian cancer
- Nursing helps mom lose weight after baby is born
- Pre-term milk is specially designed for premature infants
- The World Health Organization and UNICEF recommend it
- Breastfeeding protects against Crohn's disease (intestinal disorder)
- Formula feeding increases risk of children developing diabetes
- Breastfeeding baby helps decrease insulin requirements in diabetic mothers
- Breastfeeding may help stabilize progress of maternal endometriosis
- Baby's suckling helps prevent post-partum hemorrhage in mother
- Not breastfeeding increases mother's risk of developing endometrial cancer
- Formula feeding increases chances of baby developing allergies
- Breast milk lowers risk of baby developing asthma
- Formula feeding increases baby's risk of otitis media (ear infections)
- Formula feeding may increase risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Breastfeeding protects baby against diarrheal infections
- Breastfeeding protects baby against bacterial meningitis
- Breastfeeding protects baby against respiratory infections
- Formula fed babies have a higher risk of developing certain childhood cancers
- Breastfeeding decreases chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis
- Breastfeeding decreases child's chances of contracting Hodgkins disease
- Breastfeeding protects baby against some vision defects
- Breastfeeding decreases chances of osteoporosis
- Breast milk aids in proper intestinal development
- Cow's milk is an intestinal irritant
- Formula-fed babies are more at risk for obesity in later life
- Breastfed babies have less chance of cardiopulmonary distress while feeding
- Breastfed babies have less chance of developing ulcerative colitis
- Breast milk protects against hemophilus b. bacteria
- Breastfed babies require shorter pre- and post-surgical fasting
- Breastfeeding results in less sick days for parents
- Breastfeeding enhances vaccine effectiveness
- Breastfed babies have less chance of developing necrotizing enterocolitis
- Breastfeeding contributes to optimal child spacing
- Breastfeeding is easier than using formula
- Breast milk is free
- Formula is expensive
- Formula costs the government (and taxpayers) millions of dollars
- Breastfed babies require fewer doctor visits
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