Aimee Thornton
Created For: WKU CFS 380

 It’s easy to digest: One of the
greatest advantages of breast
milk is how easily your baby
can digest it.
 The proteins in breast milk
are smaller than formula
proteins so the vitamins and
minerals are more easily
absorbed into the baby’s
body.
 Also, the enzymes in breast
milk work with your baby’s
digestive system twice as fast
as formula, providing better
nourishment than any other
food source.

The ingredients in breast milk help fight infections.

 Babies often fall asleep at
the breast full and content.
 Breast milk contains
ingredients that stimulate
your baby’s body to
produce a hormone called
cholecystokinin
(CCK), which relaxes and
helps your baby sleep.
 The skin-to-skin contact
keeps the baby warm, and
your body temperature will
actually adjust itself in
response to your baby.

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 Babies are especially
vulnerable to food
allergies because the cells
lining a baby’s intestinal
walls are not packed
together densely enough
at birth to stop food
proteins, or
allergens, from entering
the body.
 Breast milk helps to seal
the leaks in your baby’s
intestinal lining which
makes him or her less
likely to have food
allergies.

 Skin-to-skin contact
and suckling release
stress-reducing
hormones called
oxytocin and prolactin
that relax you and
give you a
calm, pleasurable
feeling.

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 Breastfed babies are
more intelligent.
Studies have shown
that breastfed babies
score 6-10 points
higher on IQ tests.

 By breastfeeding your
baby, you’ll save
hundreds of dollars a
year from the costs of
formula.

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 Fredregill, S. (2007). Mommy Rescue Guide:
Breastfeeding. Avon, MA: F+W Publications
Inc.
 www.womenshealth.gov
 www.transitiontoparenthood.com
 www.med.umich.edu
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