Only breastfeeding helps maintain high rates of physical and psychological development and functional maturation of baby’s organs and systems.
Breast milk supplies essential nutrients required for the baby. It protects the baby from allergies, infections, diabetes, cancer and obesity. It also helps to strengthen the mother- child bond. Breast milk is available whenever the child needs it. These are some of the benefits of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is extremely important as that’s where all the real nutrients are.
Since an old thread has been revivied, I’ll just post this here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/04/the-case-against-breast-feeding/307311/
Yes, breastfeeding is good. But I agree with those who say that it’s not “breast is best” but “fed is best”. There are many, many women who cannot breastfeed for various reasons, and there is no reason to shame them. For those breastfeeding, you rock! And for those using formula, you rock too 