I don’t like to think of breastfeeding as pros and cons or advantages and disadvantages. Instead I like the word choice of Pros and Challenges because you can overcome and triumph any and all challenges. This  weeks blog is about breastfeeding health affects. First off, I’d like to talk about what’s in it for mom. Positive health affects breastfeeding has on mom is; it helps mom lower risks of breast cancers, diabetes, heart disease, and also lowers risk of high blood pressure. Just from breastfeeding you can create a healthier lifestyle and lower risk many diseases and cancers. It also helps you bond with your baby. Breast milk is ultimately the only milk biologically designed for your baby to consume. Challenges that can happen is breastfeeding can be demanding and uncomfortable at first with baby to breast. Learning how to effectively breastfeed and ensure milk is transferring can be tough. You can overcome this by trying different positions to correct latch or for better comfortability. It can seem to be lot mentally, you can possibly overcome this by of course speaking and working with your doctor or pediatrician, possibly try pumping and take a tiny break from physically latching. Although baby regulates milk intake, it can be a challenge to know how much your infant is actually consuming. With a bottle you can measure how much they drink according to the ounce level, however breastfeeding is more or less measured by the amount of minutes they feed. Average feeding can last anywhere between 20-30 mins. Now lets hop in to what in it for baby.

Great health affects that come from breastfeeding your infant is one, your infants brain will work a little different when breastfed. Your baby too, reaps tons of benefits. Mom your nipples literally register baby’s saliva to create antibodies needed. From breastfeeding you’ll experience frequent skin to skin beyond your hospital stay, it also help regulate babies temperature. You become their safe-haven. Diseases are also lowered in the breastfed infant, digestive problems can be avoided, lowers risk of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure. You lower the risk of SIDS in your infant! Momma did you know you also give your breastfed infant their first set of VITAL VACCINES! Your colostrum is so beneficial and way better than anything medicinal! It contains all antibodies your baby needs that was created over the course of nine to ten months of pregnancy to protect them from any harmful germs or bacteria in their beginning stages of life. Its amazing!! There is so many benefits and health benefits alone for a breastfed infant. It may minimize doctor visits because of all that it protects against like ear infection for example. Plus it’s free, always the proper temperature. 

Challenges of a breastfed infant is you are everything they need in one package. My child was pretty much fully breastfed, he had to learn how to self soothe during weaning. I was everything for him and to him during our journey. I think a hard challenge is being comfortable to feed your baby whenever and wherever they are hungry. Some people struggle with public feeding or family members may be embarrassed for whatever reason. You can overcome and triumph that by looking at it as your boobs are literally the same-thing as a bottle, and it’s literally the same-thing as eating, people publicly eat in restaurants and aren’t embarrassed. Not only that, it’s natural to breastfeed, your boobs naturally fill up with milk, your breasts are a feeding tool. Your kids; our kids, our breastfed babies are nothing to be embarrassed about. People have the option to turn their head the other way or, to inquire and admire. The choice is theirs, and ultimately momma you have a baby to feed confidently. I’m saying and encouraging you to publicly feed your baby, because there was no shame in my game. And a lot of the time i found people honestly smiling at me and admiring me for going against what “normal” in today’s society. Breastmilk is a powerful thing. 

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