Tuesday, April 19, 2011

breastfeeding

My very favorite thing about breastfeeding was something I learned from a LLL meeting:

Nursing also allows your baby to give germs to you so that your immune system can respond and can synthesize antibodies! This means that if your baby has come in contact with something which you have not, (s)he will pass these germs to you at the next nursing; during that feeding, your body will start to manufacture antibodies for that particular germ. By the time the next feeding arrives, your entire immune system will be working to provide immunities for you and your baby. If you are exposed to any bacteria or viruses, your body will be making antibodies against them and these will be in your milk. Breast milk also contains a host of other immune molecules that also help protect your baby from germs. It's an awesome system!
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Breast IS best; if possible!
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6 comments:

  1. I've read for a while but have never commented! I'm pregnant with my second and am taking more of this route, and I think you give great advice. I was wondering, would you mind sharing who did your placenta encapsulation?

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  2. Erica, thanks for reading! I appreciate your compliment as well :)

    Breanna Ledner is who encapsulated my placenta. You can find more information here:

    http://anaturalblessing.webs.com/placentaencapsulation.htm

    Congrats on the second pregnancy and good luck! :)

    -Allison

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