breast feeding matters

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When one child is breastfed:

He is given the best start possible, with a food that is nutritionally

complete and specifically designed for human dietary needs.

He is given dose after dose of a disease-fighting, living fluid that can:

Decrease risk of respiratory disease, ear infections, gastroenteritis,

SIDS,

allergies, childhood cancers, diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's

Disease

and many others. •Improve his response to vaccines he receives later

on.

Fill in the gap until his immune system matures.

He is given brain food that will increase his cognitive scores throughout

his childhood.

When one child is breastfed, he gives his mother:

Decreased risk for breast cancer, osteoporosis, ovarian cancer, anemia.

Daily doses of the " mothering hormone, " prolactin, that calms her and

improves her mothering skills.

Extra time that she might otherwise be mixing formula, sterilizing

bottles,

cleaning bottles, and heading to the store when the supply runs low.

A sense of empowerment that comes with providing such an unmatched

beginning

for her child.

When one child is breastfed, he gives his father:

The opportunity to learn that parenting is not just about feeding so he

finds new ways to interact with his child.

A sense of pride in his family.

When one child is breastfed, he gives his family:

A higher spendable income:

With the savings on the purchase of formula alone, his family can buy a

major appliance every six months.

A savings on medical bills that can average $200 on the first year alone.

Fewer lost hours from work involved in

caring for a sick child.

When one child is breastfed, he gives the community:

A more productive workforce with less absenteeism caused by the need to

care

for sick children. •A boost to the local economy when the money that

would

have gone into formula and doctor bills is put into local goods and

services.

More tax dollars to spend on something other than providing

assistance for needy families to feed their children.

The potential for a more intelligent adult who will one day be voting

and/or

running the community.

Lower health care costs for both mother and baby throughout their lives

which results in savings for health insurance companies.

A role model (along with his mother) to encourage other mothers to

breastfeed their babies.

When one child is breastfed, he gives the world:

Less pollution caused by the manufacture and transport of formula.

Less,waste to dispose of in the form of tin, paper and plastic needed in

the

manufacture of formulas.

A lower population growth rate, as breastfeeding prevents more births

than

all other forms of contraception put together.

It is no accident that the Healthy People 2000 objectives include a

breastfeeding objective in both the Nutrition and the Maternal and Child

Healthy priority areas: " To increase to at least 75 percent the

proportion

of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period and

to

at least 50 percent who continue breastfeeding until their babies are 5

to 6

months old. "

BREASTFEEDING MATTERS!

Debbie

SAHM to (4-23-94)-homeschooled

and (6-3-99)- breast fed

Wife to Mike (12-21-91)

AP, FB, anti-Ezzo

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