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Benefits of breastfeeding - for mum
From the very first feed you are creating a lasting bond with your baby, and giving him a feeling of comfort and security through skin to skin contact. Not only is breastfeeding free, but breastmilk is ready on demand at just the right temperature, without the need to sterilise bottles or carry around a bag of kit when out and about. And then there are the health benefits for you, too …
The suckling of your baby at the breast immediately after birth encourages the release of oxytocin (the ‘love hormone’), which sends a signal to your breasts to release milk to your baby. Oxytocin encourages your uterus to contract, to prevent haemorrhaging and begin to return to its pre-pregnancy size. Breastfeeding can delay the return of your period (thus conserving iron in your body), but while you are less likely to conceive during this time, it is not a foolproof method so it is best not to rely on it totally.
Studies have shown that breastfeeding can:
- Lower the risk of ovarian and uterine cancer
- Lower the risk of premenopausal breast cancer
- Build bone strength, resulting in fewer fractures and reduced risk of osteoporosis in later life
- Decrease the risk of Type II diabetes in the long term
Studies also suggest that, due to increased oxytocin levels, breastfeeding mothers show less postnatal anxiety and depression than artificial feeding mothers. As your baby is less likely to suffer from respiratory infections, diarrhoea and gastroenteritis if he is breastfed, you may well pay fewer visits to your GP, and therefore experience less associated stress. Prolactin, the milk producing hormone, is thought to have a calming effect on mum, too.
Breastfeeding helps mobilise fat stores and burns up to 500 calories a day, to help you lose pregnancy pounds faster. A bottle feeding mum would need to cycle uphill for an hour in order to use up this many calories ! In general, non breastfeeding mothers lose less weight and are not as successful in keeping it off as breastfeeding women.There is a suggestion that a breastfeeding mother’s metabolism changes to regulate blood sugar levels and this, together with more efficient weight loss and good cholesterol levels, may lead to a lower risk of heart problems for women who have breastfed.
Breastfeeding is free, environmentally friendly, best for baby and best for you too!