Why is Breast Milk the Best Choice?

Your baby will most likely be healthier! Formula fed babies have more colds, diarrhea, ear infections, urinary infections
and hospital admissions. Research shows they also have a higher incidence of diabetes, obesity and certain kinds of
cancer in childhood. Formula fed babies also develop more allergies and asthma.
Your baby will most likely be smarter! Research shows that formula fed babies may have lower IQs.
Breast milk contains unique ingredients not found in infant formulas that are important for growth and development of your baby. Breast milk is all the nutrition your baby will need for the first six months of life. Cows milk, which is the basis of most infant formulas, is ideally suited for the needs of a newborn calf and is substantially altered in an attempt to mimic breast milk.

Breast milk provides your baby with immunities not found in infant formula. The milk you produce during pregnancy is called colostrum. Colostrum, baby’s first milk, is very high in immunity factors. This plays a major role in protection against
infection and disease in your newborn. These immunity factors continue to be found in mature breast milk as well.