DECATUR - Breast feeding offers numerous health benefits for the child, but the mother can benefit also.
The National Institutes of Health said breast milk offers perfect nutritional balance for the infant, boosting the immune system and lessening food allergies compared to cow's milk or commercial formulas.
The stronger immune system not only diminishes the need to visit a doctor but it also is much kinder to the wallet to breast feed, said Karen Shiflett, a registered nurse and coordinator of the Women, Infants and Children program at the Macon County Health Department.
In addition to encouraging mother-child bonding, breast feeding also helps mom with weight-control issues. Shiflett said breast feeding burns up to 500 extra calories a day, and the action of the hormone release during the breast feeding contracts the uterus to help the stomach area shrink quicker than in the nonbreast feeding mother.
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