Breastfeeding Resources

Breastfed Babies Are Healthy Babies

• Breastmilk is the ideal food for babies
• Fewer ear and stomach infections, diseases, and allergies
• Better mouth development
• Breastfeeding helps to form deep bonds between mother and child
• Overall healthier baby

Breastfeeding Benefits Are not Just For Babies

• Saves money (on formula as well as need for additional medical care due to illness)
• Burns calories which helps to loose weight gained by pregnancy (even when lying down!)
• Convenient and saves time
• Long-term benefits - may decrease risk of or delay breast cancer
• Helps uterus to return to normal
• Less sick days for working parents
• Environmentally friendly

Predmore, P. (1991). Breastfeeding. In J.E. Bolane, Breastfeeding (pp. 35-70). Rochester, New York: Childbirth Graphics Ltd.
Riordan, J. & Auerbach, K. (1999), Breastfeeding and human lactation. (2nd ed.). Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc.