Breast milk is easy to digest, never constipating. Babies diapers and spit up don t smell as bad as formula fed babies. Most breast-fed babies are less fussy, colicky than a formula fed baby. Breast milk encourages the growth of good bacteria in the baby s intestines and prevents growth of harmful bacteria. The baby has less diarrhea and less stomach and intestinal problems.
Breastfed babies are less likely to have allergies.
The most common food allergy is to cow s milk and that is the base to most formulas made. There are studies going on that suggest there are even greater advantages to breast-feeding that we never knew before, such as optimizing growth and development in babies. Breast-feeding is also very beneficial to the mother. Breast-feeding causes normal changes which cause the uterus to contract. Breast-feeding may also help you to control or lose weight.