101 Reasons to Breast Feed your Child: Part 2

• 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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