When you breastfeed, your body will get back to its pre-pregnancy state faster. This helps the uterus return to its normal size quickly. Oxytocin also causes the blood vessels to constrict, which helps deliver the placenta, and prevents excessive bleeding. Breastfeeding will help you lose the weight you put on during pregnancy. As long as you don t over-eat, you should be able to gradually shed those extra pounds and keep them off.
Recent studies suggest that breastfeeding helps prevent some cancers in the mother.
Thus, breastfeeding your daughters is a way to provide a special gift to them - extra protection against breast cancer. It is thought that the suppression of certain hormones during lactation is a factor in these risks. Breastfeeding gives you a sense of self worth and a feeling you have contributed to society. 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.