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BREASTFEEDING BASICS

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Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding makes your baby stronger and healthier, and it benefits you as well!

Breastmilk contains antibodies and hormones that are key to protecting your baby from disease and illness. Your breastmilk is unique and adapts to satisfy your growing baby’s needs.


Benefits to Baby

  • Lowers your baby's risk of:

  • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

  • Fussiness and digestion problems from diarrhea, vomiting, and spit up

  • Ear infections and lower respiratory infections

  • Asthma

  • Eczema (atopic dermatitis)​​​

  • Type 2 diabetes

  • Leukemia


Benefits to You

  • Aids healing

  • Lowers risks of developing type 2 diabetes

  • Lowers risks of developing certain types of breast cancer

  • Lowers risks of developing ovarian cancer

  • Helps you get your pre-pregnancy weight back faster


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