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  Primary benefit of breast milk is nutritional
   No bottles to clean, no formula to buy and mix 
   Nature's contraceptive
      -frequent nursing suppresses ovulation
   Breast milk contains 100 ingredients not found in formula 
   Nursing creates a natural attachment for the baby and the mother
 
					

						

							
Breast-fed babies have fewer illnesses because human
      milk transfers to the infant a mother's antibodies to disease.About
      80% of the cells in breast milk are macrophages, cells that kill
      bacteria, fungi and viruses.Breast-fed babies are protected,
      in varying degrees, from a number of illnesses, including pneumonia,
      botulism, bronchitis, staphylococcal infections, influenza, ear
      infections, and German measles. Furthermore, mothers produce
      antibodies to whatever disease is present in their enviornment,
      making their milk custom designed to fight the diseases their
      babies are exposed to.
						
					
					

    Disadvantages to breast-feeding babies!
   Can be extremely painful to the mother
   Affects the mothers lifestyle
              1.must wear clothes that allow her to nurse at any time
                   2.must eat a balanced diet and avoid food that irritate the baby 
                   3.should not smoke, drink alcohol, or take drugs
    Must be around for the regular feedings to take place,or 
     have the breast milk on supply 
   If one can not pump her breast regularly they may become
                          very painful



 

					

						

						

							

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