Why Breast Is Best

Why is breast best? This Web site will give you the basics on why breastfeeding your baby is the best decision for the physical and emotional health of you and your baby.

The Comprehensive Benefits of Breastfeeding
The benefits of breastfeeding your baby are varied and numerous. The important thing to remember is that even if you are able to breastfeed for only a short time, your baby will experience numerous benefits from breast milk. Here are many of the benefits of breastfeeding for a baby, the mother, and others.

The ABCs of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding isn't as easy as the pictures of serene mothers feeding their newborns would have you believe, nor as hard as some of the old wives' tales may suggest. It does take some work and practice to get both you and your baby used to each other, but the benefits for mom and baby are definitely worth it!

A Win-Win Situation
Breastfeeding is good for mom and baby. Although there are important health benefits for both, one of the most valuable benefits is spent together is the special bonding that develops between mom and her new baby as they get to know each other.

Recent Breastfeeding Survey
In May 2006, Avent sponsored a survey of 1,002 mothers in the United States to assess attitudes and opinions about breastfeeding. Good news! Mothers who were surveyed breastfed their infants for an average of 7.4 months with nearly 28% breastfeeding more than 13 months. These survey results are on target with the Surgeon General's Goal for Healthy People 2010, which strives for 25% of women breastfeeding their infants at 1 year of age.