THOUSAND BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING FOR MOTHER AND BABY

Breast milk (Breastfeeding) is the first natural food and the best that is recommended for infants up to age two years, with the composition and nutrient content of the most suitable for the growth and durability of the baby's body then breastfeeding infants during the first six months exclusively without any other food additive that is the only way to protect the baby.

The benefits of breastfeeding for infants

Some of the benefits of breastfeeding for infants:

1. Colostrum (first milk on the first day) contains many immune substances that protect babies against disease and infection.
2. Breastfed babies less likely to suffer from pain. ASI primarily to reduce risk:
   o vomiting, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, chronic constipation, colic and other stomach disorders.
   o acute appendicitis, rheumatoid arthritis, inguinal hernia, pyloric stenosis, type I diabetes, allergies,
      asthma and eczema.
   o ear infections, respiratory diseases, pneumonia, bronchitis, kidney infections, septicemia (blood
      poisoning).
   o SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Statistics show that for every 87 deaths from SIDS, only 3 in
      infants who were breastfed.
   o meningitis, botulism, childhood lymphoma and Crohn's disease.
   o tooth decay (cavities).
   o heart disease later in life.
3. Breast-feeding causes the child to have a better antibody response to the vaccine.
4. Breast-feeding has the composition and amount of nutrients is most suitable for babies. The composition of milk varies according to individual growth and change baby's nutritional needs.
5. Breastmilk is easily digested and always have the right temperature.
6. Breast milk is always sterile, does not have germs. There are elements in breast milk that destroys E coli, salmonella, shigella, streptococcus, pneumococcus and many others.
7. Breastfeeding stimulates the development of the jaw and facial structure, teeth growth is upright and improve eyesight.
8. Breastfeeding develop a higher IQ and improve the development babies brain and nervous system. IQ gains as a result of breastfeeding is 10-12 points. Breastfeeding is referred to as trimester-4 in growth and brain development. There are certain proteins in milk that stimulate baby's brain development.
9. Breastfeeding creates a strong bond between mother and child.Have a place where children feel safe. Breastfeeding also plays an important role in emotional and spiritual development of children.

The benefits of breastfeeding for mothers

Besides good for babies, breastfeeding is also beneficial for mothers. Nursing process provides the following beneficial effects for the mother:

1. Reduce the risk of breast cancer. Women who breastfeed reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by 25 percent.Cancer risk reduction occurs is proportional to the cumulative lifetime duration of breastfeeding. That is, the more months or years of nursing mothers, the lower the risk of breast cancer.
2. Reduce the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer. Lower estrogen levels during breastfeeding causes both cancer risk was decreased. Anticipated decline in estrogen leads to reduced stimulation of the lining of the uterus and breast tissue as well, so to minimize the risk of becoming cancerous tissue.
3. Reduce osteoporosis. Women do not breastfeed have a four times greater risk of developing osteoporosis than women to breastfeed and more likely to suffer hip fractures in the years after menopause.
4. The benefits of natural family planning. Breastfeeding can result in delays ovulation so that breastfeeding mothers are infertile for a while. How long a woman is fertile again depending on breastfeeding patterns and trends of his own body.
5. Improve emotional health. Breastfeeding is not only good for the body, but also for the mind. Studies show that breastfeeding mothers show less postpartum anxiety and depression than mothers who give formula.
6. Increase the weight loss. Breastfeeding mothers showed more reduction in waist circumference and fat mass in one month after delivery than mothers who formula fed. Breastfeeding mothers tend to return to pre-pregnancy weight.
7. Breastfeeding does not have to cost you. Formula feeding for babies can cost more than Rp 5 million a year. The mother does not need to spend any money to get breast milk.
8. Breastmilk is always available to give. Breastfeeding can save time to prepare a bottle, pour water, mix milk and sterilizing bottles that have been used.

Any woman can breastfeed her baby, and we know that there are differences in the time nominally every woman breastfeeding her baby. Breastfeeding a baby is an activity that can make a woman happy, but there also can make a woman tired and impatient. But patience is still required in the nursing infant because there's nothing better for a lady other than breast-fed infants and the love of his mother.