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Everthing below is correct, but there is more. Breastfeeding is how a baby is SUPPOSED to eat. Formula should only be used in the rare case where a mother is unable to breastfeed (which is more rare than people think it is), in adoption cases, or in a situation where the mother dies. It also signinficantly reduces the chance or Breast cancer in the mother, and possibly in the baby later on in life. There is NO reason not to breastfeed if you are alive, well, and keeping your baby. == == It is so much healthier than giving the baby formula. When a mother breastfeeds, she is passing on nutrients and giving the baby a better immune system by sharing antibodies. This sharing is called the baby's passive immune system. Breastfeeding also helps the mother lose some weight that she put during the pregnancy. It is estimated that breastfeeding burns around 500 calories.
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How important is breastfeeding for the health of the baby and the mother?
Extremely important
Do I have to drink water so my baby does not get constipated while breastfeeding?
It is important to stay well hydrated while breastfeeding, but your consumption of water should not directly affect your baby's constipation. If you are nursing on demand, and keeping yourself fed and hydrated, your baby will be fine.
Does breastfeeding a baby make you hungrier than normal?
Yes; you are expending more calories than when you were pregnant (if your baby is exclusively breastfeeding)!
How long does breast milk provide baby with antibodies?
Your baby will get antibodies from breastfeeding throughout the time you are breastfeeding and for 2-3 months after weaning.
The connection between breastfeeding and weight loss?
What many women do not understand is that breastfeeding helps them lose weight. This is a chance to really slim down and lose the baby weight fast. Breastfeeding is important for a baby's health. There are antioxidants and important nutrients in this milk. Additionally, a woman's body produces such milk for a reason. Regularly breastfeeding helps the body lose some of this milk and signals that any stored fat is no longer needed for the baby. This is a chance to drop the pounds fast doing something that helps one's child. This is a win-win situation.
Can a baby get chickenpox from breastfeeding?
sometimes, but not always
How do you know if baby is satisfied after breastfeeding?
Your baby will stop feeding when it is satisfied.
Is it possible to continue breastfeeding after milk dries up?
its not breastfeeding if the baby isn't getting fed, so no, its not possible
How will breastfeeding help your baby?
It will give your baby food/milk that helps the baby grow up healthy.
What does it mean when you see another woman breastfeeding a baby?
It probably means that the baby was hungry.
What is the point of a breastfeeding cushion?
To get a more comfortable position while breastfeeding, for both the baby and the woman. Also the baby gets closer to the breast, so it has an easier time eating.
Is doing drugs while breastfeeding harmful to baby?
first of all you spelled breast wrong. and yes doing drugs while breastfeeding if harmful to the baby. and if your doing drugs what are you doing? you have a baby. don't be stupid.
