This contact is great both for the mother and the baby. Moreover, breastfeeding is economical, practical (milk is always available and at the right temperature), help the uterus contract after childbirth and reduces the mother's risk of breast cancer. The video below shows a mother and child enjoying the breastfeeding experience.



One of the key sets of benefits that is often overlooked is the phsycological benefits for both the mother and the baby. Breastfeeding helps to create a strong bond between the mother and her baby. A confidence is created by the child who knows that her mother is there to provide the most basic need of food. 

Breastfeeding takes all the science out of feeding a baby. There is no need to measure the quantity of feed required, no need to check the temperature, no need to worry whether the formula you've chosen is the best one and no need to time when to give a bottle.

Everything connected with breastfeeding controls itself. The consistency and content of the milk changes during the feed. The child feeds until they are hungry and decides when they are hungry. It's a very simple system for the parents.

At the beginning of a feed, the milk is light and will reduce a babies thirst. As the feeb progresses, the milk becomes thicker as the amount of fat increases. So it's important that a baby regularly feeds well, although not essential that each time they receive all their nutrients. Just like us, babies have times when they are not so hungry! They'll just catch up at the next feed, after all, the milk is delivered on demand!

It's interesting to note that human milk is designed to help the brain develop as quickly as possible, as this is what a baby requires to survive. On the contrary, cow's milk is designed to make a calf grow big as quickly as possible, intelligence not being a big survival characteristic for calves. That's why calf's milk is not adapted for human babies.