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I believe it is every baby's birthright to be breastfed! Breastfeeding is what nature intended, it is God's Design. Infant formula is an inferior and unsafe alternative to human milk. Breast milk is custom-made to meet the needs of your baby. It contains special nutrients that promote brain growth.
FATS: The fat content in breast milk changes during a feeding, at various times during the day, and as your infant grows, adjusting to the energy needs of your baby. The foremilk is low in fat like skim milk, satisfying your babies thirst. Higher fat hindmilk contains a built in satiety factor that gives baby a feeling of contented fullness. Breast milk contains better fat than cow milk or infant formula and less gets wasted because human milk contains the enzyme LIPASE that helps digest fat so more gets into baby and less in the stools- formula does NOT contain ANY enzymes.
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS in breast milk provide vital components of MYELIN- the insulating sheath around each nerve that helps impulses travel faster.
PROTEINS: The building blocks of growth, proteins are most important during babies first year. Breast milk contains proteins specifically designed for infant growth. Your babies intestines recognize breast milk proteins as the right stuff and absorb these nutrients easily, digest them quickly and do not reject them as foreign foods. The intestines do not so eagerly welcome the foreign proteins in formula or cows milk because they must work so much harder to digest the lumpier curd.
OTHER PROTEINS in breast milk that are not present in formula:
TAURINE: Believed to enhance the development of the brain and nervous system.
LACTOFERRIN: Transports valuable iron from your milk into your babies blood and polices the right kind of bacteria that reside in baby's intestines.
LYSOZYMES: Natural antibiotics that help ward off harmful bacteria.
NUCLEOTIDES: Help tissues grow stronger- help the lining of baby's intestines develop better by boosting the growth of intestinal villi.

Human milk tastes fresh. It contains more lactose than any other mammal. Formulas add sucrose and glucose to make up the difference. One of the products of lactose, galactose-is a vital nutrient to developing brain tissue. Lactose enhances calcium absorption which is vital to developing bones!
Most of what is in breast milk is used by the body- it has high bioavailablility. 50-75% of breast milk iron gets into babies blood and tissues. Formula has LOW bioavailablity. As little as 4% iron in iron fortified formulas gets into babies blood!!!
FACILITATORS: Substances that help their fellow nutrients work better.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS: Every drop of your milk is alive with millions of tiny white blood cells that circulate throughout your baby's intestines ingesting and destroying harmful bacteria, storing and transporting enzymes, growth factors, and infection fighting proteins.
IMMUNOGLOBULINS: Infection fighting proteins that circulate throughout the body and destroy germs.
COLOSTRUM: The first milk, colostrum, is the highest in white blood cells and infection fighting proteins when your newborns defenses are lowest.
ANTIBODIES: When a new germ enters mothers body she produces antibodies to that germ, passing those antibodies to the baby through breastmilk-baby is now protected!!!
EGF: (epidermal growth factor) promotes growth of important cells.

This is just the TIP OF THE ICEBERG! Every year scientists are discovering more and more about the incredible make-up of breast milk! There are so many other valuable nutrients in breast milk that are NOT IN FORMULA!
YES, EVEN MORE BENEFITS! BABY SUCKING stimulates pituitary gland to produce prolactin- the 'Mothering Hormone'
SUCKING stimulates the release of oxytocin which contracts the uterus to return to pre pregnant size.
REDUCES MOTHER'S BLOOD PRESSURE: It is relaxing for mother and baby. The hormones induced by sucking tranquilize mother, and milk contains a natural sleep inducing protein that puts baby into a restful slumber.
LOWER INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER: The more children and more years you breastfeed, the lower your risk.
BREASTFED BABIES ARE HEALTHIER
BREASTFEEDING IS LESS EXPENSIVE
BREASTFEEDING IS A NATURAL CHILD SPACER

With all of these facts before us, why would some women choose not to breastfeed? Some reasons: I will be working full time. A woman who truly desires what is best for her baby will make the necessary efforts to continue the breastfeeding relationship while working. Pumping on her breaks, or feeding baby on her lunch hour are options.
My breasts are too small/large: Breast size has nothing to do with the amount of milk you can produce breast size is determined by fat tissue, not milk ducts!
I got mastitis: Mastitis is an often painful breast infection. Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics and bed rest, and breastfeeding can and should continue.
My milk 'dried up'. A woman's milk does not just 'dry up' while actively nursing unless she has a very rare medical condition. Some mother's may feel like their milk is drying up or they don't have enough for their baby because he may appear to be hungry for more after a feeding or even suck down ounces of formula after a feeding. This is probably a growth spurt and will pass in a few days. The best way to produce more milk is to nurse more! the more you nurse, the more milk you will produce- breastfeeding works on supply and demand. Do not offer any supplemental bottles as this will tell your body not to step up milk production for your baby's growth spurt. Babies that suck down formula after breastfeeding aren't necessarily hungry. Babies just love to suck! Also, nurse on demand to keep your supply up.
My doctor said I couldn't breastfeed. Unfortunately many physicians provide their patients with misinformation about breastfeeding. Many simply are not trained when it comes to breastfeeding. When in doubt, contact a lactation consultant or La Leche League before giving up breastfeeding!
I need to take medication. There are very few medications a mother cannot safely take while nursing. There are usually alternative medications that can be substituted.
Flat or inverted nipples. Millions of women with flat or inverted nipples have successfully breastfed. You need to prepare during the last few weeks of pregnancy. It is important to get help from the start with a lactation consultant.
Baby didn't take to the breast. Hey, this is brand new for the little guy, and some babies take a lot longer to get the hang of it than others. There is hope and there is help.
Inconvenient/easier to formula feed. Hmmm, breast milk is always available, ready to eat, sterile, the perfect temperature, and there is no hauling around bottles and formula. I think we know the truth about this one. Very few women are truly UNABLE to breastfeed. The World Health Organization lists appropriate nutrition for babies in this order: 1st and best choice for baby is breast milk from mother. 2nd is expressed breast milk from mother fed to baby in a bottle or cup. 3rd is breast milk from another human mother. And LAST is artificial milk (formula)

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Updated: Sunday, November 21, 1999
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Danette B. Preston
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