Less likely to develop respiratory infections, childhood diabetes, and childhood lymphoma. Breastfed babies have fewer learning disabilities. Babies breastfed for less than six months are seven times likelier to have allergies. Your baby cannot be allergic to your milk. Breastfeeding promotes proper jaw, teeth, and speech development.
Breastfed babies have fewer ear and diarrheal infections.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding , by La Leche League International, 35th Anniversary Edition Medela's homepage . Click their Benefits of Breastfeeding tab in the left column to see more benefits of breastfeeding and also research to support these claims.