Breast milk is easily digested and absorbed and is less likely to cause stomach upsets or diarrhoea. It will also help to avoid constipation in your baby. Breastfed babies are less likely to get allergies like eczema, for example. Breast milk contains growth factors and hormones to assist your baby s development. As one mother said, It was feeling close, and being together, that was what I liked , but there are other benefits too.
Breast milk costs nothing.
There s no need to prepare feeds or wash and sterilise bottles. Your baby isn t kept waiting for a feed. Breastfeeding helps your womb return to its normal size more quickly and, because it uses up calories, it will help you to lose some of the weight gained in pregnancy. It s so much easier and more practical in the middle of the night. A nursing bra will give you support so that you feel more comfortable.