Full BREAST FEEDING may lower hospitalizations for infections during first year of life among infants younger than 1 year within an industrialized country, according to researchers.
Relaxed
milk. Research shows that meditations, and hypnotherapy visualizations of
flowing milk, more than doubles milk production. It also reduces stress,
increases recovery and immunity.
Breast bets Nursing
mothers no longer have to skip feeding after a workout (the common
thought was held that lactic acid buildup soured the milk). According
to new research from the University of New Hampshire at Durham, babies
are no less likely to accept Mom's milk one hour after she's exercised.
Breast implants may be bad. A study published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology journal
found 64 percent of new mothers who had breast implants were slower
to breast-feed because of inadequate milk supply. There
has also been studies linking silicon in implants to bronchial and
pulminary birth defects in children whether breast fed or not, whether
implants were saline or silicone (the bag around the saline is still
silicone).
Even more good news about breast feeding! Studies
have shown that the longer you breast feed your child, the more intelligent
the child could become. The IQ of the child increases while nursing,
up to nine months. These studies indicate that your child has a better
chance of growing into an intelligent adult with said nursing schedule.
Relax with breast feeding. A study from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill found that mothers who breast feed their babies
have lower blood pressure in stressful situations.
Nursing and cancer. Nursing
seems to reduce moms likelyhood of developing breast cancer later.
Nursing and diabetes. Nursing
lessens women's risk of diabetes by 15% per year per baby according
to Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Diabetes is caused by lack of exercise and nutrition.
More good news about breast feeding. Breast fed infants
can have a 30% lower risk of developing certain forms of childhood
leukemia, if breastfed for six months or longer. Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
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