Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money**
"The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says."
How much the better for mom and baby then to nurse for the first year and beyond? Breast-feeding is better for health-physical and mental, finances, the planet...it's just plain better. So health care pros: stop passing out free samples of formula, be supportive of nursing mama's and for the love...educate yourself.
Here's a blog post I liked: Nipplephobia I've got a blog post saved that I keep adding to and taking from on this topic. Basically I've decided that whatever it takes for us Americans to get to nursing our babies, covers-information-support, WHATEVER it takes, is a good thing. That's what I think today, but I'm still pondering...
My nursing boy and I will be back here tomorrow with a 6 month update...we're just too plain tired and cranky for a photo shoot today. We'd rather just snuggle.
**This article was up on the Yahoo home page for about an hour and is now totally gone as far as I can see. It's true that breastfeeding will save tons of money, but not for formula companies...who's yahoo in bed with?
2 comments:
Hey, when are we doing the grease monkey photo shoot? We're waiting and excited!
they spoofed it on our local news here, but I had to turn it off before they got to the story. I have always thought that it is better anyway.
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