It empowers you because you can see the value of what you are doing. It encourages self-reliance because you gain confidence in yourself as you meet the needs of your baby. You probably won't have a menstrual period as long as you are exclusively breastfeeding. And you probably won't ovulate until you have your first period. It is nature s way of spacing babies.
Breastfed babies smell good.
Because breast milk is all natural, their breath is pleasant and their stools don't smell bad. And most breastfed babies don t spit up. If they do, it is usually because they have just had a bit too much. Breastfeeding saves our natural resources and does not pollute. The manufacturing of baby bottles also requires energy, glass, plastic, and rubber.