Medicinal value of Breast Milk

Breast-feeding, it is claimed, helps in spacing children. The chances of conception in a lactating mother are far less. Mind you, I said it “helps”-just helps, not that it is a dependable foolproof way for contraception. Mothers who breast-feed their babies show relatively a very low incidence of breast cancer. This is exemplified by the fact that breast cancer hardly hits the Jews who have a very high rate of breast-feeding. In recent years, considerable evidence has accumulated to show that human milk offers some protection against arteriosclerosis, a degenerative disorder of blood vessels.If you are well and the baby is well there is absolutely no disadvantage and no contra-indication of breast-feeding. It is not only superior most type of infant feeding but also a “must” for the infant. There is a widely held belief that breast feeding spoils the figure of the mother. In reality is just the other way round. Proper breast-feeding, in fact, improves and shapes the young mother’s figure. It enables the uterus to return to the normal size and also drains away extra fat that accumulates during pregnancy. Think hundred times with a cool mind before opting against giving your own milk to the baby.