Good for Moms
- Saves money in formula and healthcare costs
- Provides a special bond between mom and baby
- Burns up to 600 calories a day
- Releases hormones that relax mom
- Uses a natural resource
- Makes traveling easier
- Makes diapers less stinky
- Protects mom against cancer (less risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer)
- Protects mom against diabetes
- Lowers risk of postpartum depression
Good for Babies
- Reduces babies’ risk of ear infections
- Reduces babies’ risk of stomach problems (less gas, constipation and diarrhea)
- Reduces babies’ risk of allergic reactions and asthma
- Reduces babies’ risk of SIDS
- Reduces babies’ risk of childhood leukemia
- Provides baby with the most easily digested food
- Promotes babies’ healthy growth and development
- Reduces babies’ risk of obesity & diabetes
- May give baby a higher I.Q. – especially preemies
- Transmits mother’s immunities to baby
