We hear it all the time–breastfeeding is best. We know this. But WHY is breastfeeding really the best way to feed your baby. In this post we list 40 ways breastfeeding helps you, helps baby, and all the other benefits. The convenience of it! It is super easy just to pop your baby on the…
Did you know that breastfeeding can help prevent diabetes, a disease that affects 25.8 million people in the United States?! Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (formerly known as insulin dependent diabetes) is the results from an autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes can typically be managed with diet and…
By now you have probably heard about the ”breastfeeding sibling study”… so what does all of this mean? Could it really be that breastfeeding is no different for your child than bottle feeding formula? Researchers Cohen and Ramey argue no, it isn’t when you take into consideration the family, accomplished through comparing siblings who were…
New research shows that mothers who breastfeed cut their chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in HALF! Researchers in South China examined mothers who took birth control pills and asked them about history with breastfeeding. They found that mothers who breastfed were less likely to have RA, and the protective effect was even greater for…
