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ALLERGIES: Helps avoid allergies.
AVAILABILITY: Immediately available whenever needed.
ANTIBODIES: Antibodies are passed from mother to baby through her milk.
ASSIMILATION: Nutrients are more easily assimilated by the child's digestive tract.
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BONDING: Creates close bonding between mother and child.
BREAST CANCER: Reduces risk of breast cancer in the mother.
BRAIN: Aids in optimal brain development.
BREASTMILK: Breastmilk does not stain clothing.
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COMFORTING: Comforting for baby. Lots of cuddles.
CONVENIENT: Convenient for mom, especially at night.
CHANGES: Changes as baby grows.
CONSTIPATION: No constipation. Easily digested.
COLOSTRUM: Colostrum is available the first few days to give the baby that extra
boost of nutrients and protection needed for the beginning of life. It is the perfect first food.
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DIGESTS: Digests more easily.
DUPLICATED: Breast milk cannot be duplicated.
DELAY: Allows delay of solids.
DENTAL: Fewer dental problems such as cavities and braces.
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EASY: Easy to do, no muss, no fuss.
ENJOYABLE: Enjoyable for mom and baby.
ENHANCES: Enhances relationship with your baby.
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FULFILLING: Breast-feeding is fulfilling and empowering.
FRESH: Always fresh. No "sour" or "going bad".
FREE: Gives you a free-hand for reading, etc.
FEWER: Fewer health problems means a happier baby (and happy parents).
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GIVING: Giving of yourself to another person.
GREAT: A great way of meeting emotional and physical needs for both mom and baby.
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HEALTH: Breastfed babies are healthier and so are their moms.
HUMAN: Babies are meant to have human milk.
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INEXPENSIVE: Inexpensive and easy on a tight family budget.
IMMUNITY: Immunity factors are only found in breastmilk.
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JOYFUL: Joyful experience.
JIFFY: Ready in a jiffy.
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KITCHEN: Spending less time in the kitchen (mixing, washing, sterilizing, warming...).
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LOVING: Loving feelings and bonds develop between mom and baby.
LA LECHE LEAGUE: You can join a fun mother's group - La Leche League.
LESS: Less spitting-up and stomach upsets.
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MENSTRUATION: Delays the return of postpartum menstruation for several months to about a year, or longer.
MOM: Something only MOM can do for her baby.
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NUTRIENTS: Perfect balance of nutrients.
NIGHT: Night feedings are easier.
NATURAL: Natural... Breastfeeding is what Mother Nature intended, no additives, no
fillers, no over-processing or need to pasteurize for safety.
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OVER-FEEDING: Prevents over-feeding.
ODOR: Less diaper odor.
OBESITY: Reduces the chance of obesity later in life.
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PROLACTIN: Prolactin helps you feel motherly.
PREVENTION: Helps prevent serious health problems.
PROMOTES: Promotes proper jaw, teeth and speech development.
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QUIET: Quiet time is spent together.
QUALITY: Best quality nutrition.
QUANTITY: Practically unlimited quantity. Automatically adjusts to demand feeding.
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RELAXING: Breastfeeding is relaxing, stress relieving for mom and baby.
RASH: Less diaper or skin rash.
RECOMMENDED: Recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Pediatric Society
and the World Health Organization.
REPRODUCTION: Completes the reproductive cycle of conception, pregnancy, birth, lactation.
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SATISFACTION: Satisfies all the senses in mom and baby.
SUPERIOR: Superior infant food.
SAVINGS: Saves time, effort, money and resources.
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TEMPERATURE: Always the right temperature.
TRAVEL: Travel is easier, with less baggage, bottles, cans and other assessories. No having to stop
and warm the milk anywhere.
TIME-TESTED: Time-tested through the ages.
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UNIQUENESS: Uniquely suited to each baby.
UTERUS: Contracts uterus helping to expel the placenta and control blood loss. Helps the uterus to
return to normal size faster.
UNIVERSAL: Universality of breastfeeding is a link with mothers all over the world.
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VALUABLE: Especially valuable in special situations (prematurity, jaundice).
VARIETY: Taste of breastmilk varies from skim to creamy during each feeding.
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WEIGHT LOSS: Helps mother's weight loss by using extra calories.
WORRY: No need to worry about baby's food supply.
WEIGHT GAIN: Encourages normal weight gain for baby.
WHITE: Called "white blood" because of the life-giving properties.
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X-TRA: X-tra cuddling builds strong ties of love.
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YUMMY: It's yummy of course!
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ZILLIONS: These are only a few of the zillions of advantages of breastfeeding your baby!!!
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