Babies Speak Out For Breastfeeding

  • I have fewer colds.
  • I have fewer upper respiratory infections.
  • I have a much better chance of not getting diabetes.
  • I am a breastfeeding girl which means I have greater protection against breast cancer (and so does my mother).
  • I have greater protection against digestive problems such as Crohn's disease and Celiac's disease.
  • I am a preemie and my mother's milk helps keep me from getting a serious illness called NEC or Necrotizing Enterocolitis, which can be fatal.
  • My mother's milk matches 50% of my genetic material.
  • The scientist, Dr. Mark Cregan, in Australia says many of the ways that breastmilk protects me may not be obvious until I am 30 years old or older.
  • My grandmother wishes she had known about these benefits when she had my mother.