Why Breastfeed?

Benefits of Mother's Milk

Making a decision to exclusively breastfeed (EBF) is a personal matter. Medical experts highly recommend to EBF for the first six months of the baby's life. Everyone has their own opinion on breastfeeding. Ultimately the decision is yours to make.

Here are some benefits of EBF babies:

Breastmilk contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria

Breastfeeding lowers your baby's risk of having asthma or allergies.

Babies who are breastfed exclusively EBF for the first 6 months have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea.

There are also benefits for mom!

It can help mom shead the "baby weight" faster, since the body burns calories to make breast milk.

Breastfeeding lowers your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Gives you regular time to relax and bond one on one with your newborn 🤱🏽!

Learn more at WEBMD.COM

Page created by Jennifer Reyes . A first time mom to a EBF Marcello Roman 👇🏽!