Your milk destroys germs, crucial in the first weeks of life. Your milk is specially formulated for your baby, providing the best possible nutrients which are NOT found in formula. Your milk is alive with cells living cells and antibodies, formula is dead. Your milk is easy for tiny tummies to digest, as nature intended. Women who breastfeed have lower instances of developing breast cancer, the longer you breastfeed you lower your risks further.
Breastfed babies have fewer infections, diarrhea, and allergic reactions.
Breastfed babies have higher I.Q's. Your helping the environment by wasting less. Lack of breastfeeding has been linked to developing some diseases later in life, including crohn's disease, cancer, Hodgkin's disease.