Breastfeeding has countless benefits for both mommy and
baby. Ever since going to the classes and educating myself on the subject, I
knew that breastfeeding was the way to go for us. What I didn’t expect were the
extra wonderful perks that, even though they are impossible to prove, logic tends
to stand for.
My three year-old, Cameron, got sick. She kept sneezing and had
a leaky nose for days. I have been terrified that my two-month old, Troy, was
going to catch whatever she was carrying and was not going to be able to nurse well
due to having a stuffy nose. I did not want him struggling or being hungry! We
just went to the doctor for his two-month checkup and since we are a one-car
family right now, going to the doctor again had become an incredibly hard task
to accomplish. Luckily, I haven’t gotten sick at all, and Troy is as strong as
ever. However both my husband and Cameron are still sneezing and filling up the
house with Elsa Kleenex tissues!
I know my breast milk is supplementing Troy with my
antibodies and although I have no way to prove my claim, and no medical
background to stand for what I’m about to say; I will completely attribute
Troy’s health to nursing! I have seen the same situation with my daughter. She
was one of the healthiest little newborns I knew, and one of the few that was
solely breastfed around our circle of friends. I found it hard to believe that
a brand new baby boy could stand strong to this terrible bug, but he did, and
amazingly well!
