The longer women breastfeed, the greater the mothers» protection against breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Studies show that
the longer a woman breastfeeds the more she reduces the risk of many illnesses to her child (such as childhood cancers) and risk of illness to herself (lower risk of breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer).
For pre-menopausal women,
the longer a woman breastfeeds, the lower her risk of developing breast cancer.
According to a study published by Lund University Publications,
the longer a woman breastfeeds, the less likely she is to develop breast cancer.
A study from 2009 found that
the longer a woman breastfeeds the lower their risk of developing heart disease.
Research has shown that
the longer a woman breastfeeds, the less likely she is to get these conditions or diseases, or the less severe it will be.
The longer a woman breastfeeds, the more security the baby has against SIDS.
The longer a woman breastfeeds, the greater she can reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancer as well as diabetes.
The study, which looked at data for more than 25,000 women participating in the Danish National Birth Cohort, measured how
long women breastfed and also how intensely.
The team looked at factors including age of diagnosis, how
long the women breastfed, family history of cancer, obesity, alcohol consumption, and smoking habits.
How
long women breastfed also affected their chance of developing type 2 diabetes.
Not exact matches
But for some
women, the
breastfeeding relationship can last a
long time!
Tomorrow evening, Jan. 2, barring any late - breaking big news stories, ABC's 20/20 is set to air an episode featuring segments on
long - term (extended)
breastfeeding, as well as home birth (both with and without midwives), serial surrogates (
women that have numerous babies for other
women), «fake babies» (life - like dolls), and orgasmic birth.
People in Oregon are working on a paid - family leave program, which could influence the decision to stay home (and to
breastfeed longer) for lower income
women.
I am far more interested in providing
women with the assistance they need to meet their own feeding hopes and goals than to muddle over whether or not a
women who did not
breastfeed long enough (or at all) fits into some neat little category of the 3 - 5 %.
Do that times a couple of kids & you belong to that «rare» group of
women who has
breastfed two years or
longer.
More
breastfeeding means more oxytocin, which lowers stress levels and can make a
woman more calm and relaxed in the
long run.
It is therefore more likely for
women who
breastfeed more to get their periods after a
longer time.
More and more
women are
breastfeeding longer.
Regarding the pressure to
breastfeed, Tuteur says the movement makes mothers who have difficulty feel unduly guilty — and the supposed
long - term health benefits that motivate
women to
breastfeed are not definitive.
Authorities at the Department of Children and Family Services took the boy from the 32 - year - old
woman's home after a baby - sitter called an abuse hot line and the child subsequently told investigators that he no
longer wanted to
breastfeed, they said.
There, I see mainly three types of posts relating to maternal diet during lactation: (1)
women delightedly calling for more cookies, (2) bitter complaints that
long periods of
breastfeeding did... Read More
Also - and I'm not proud of this - I had a theory that many
breastfeeding «problems» were a result of
women waiting too
long to have kids; that we were a selfish generation and that my peers would just give up too easily, at the first sign of trouble; that we couldn't be bothered in the first place.
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Women can't do it alone,» says Bender, «they need support from all sectors of society to successfully
breastfeed for
longer than a few days or weeks.
If you are considering
breastfeeding during pregnancy, or advising a
woman who is, it's ideal to have an obstetrician or midwife who can consider the genuine medical research on safety, as well as the overwhelming research on the continued benefit of
long term nursing to the older child.
A large component of the project comprised of a
breastfeeding peer support program which consisted of prenatal visits, hospital visits, home visits and phone calls with anticipatory
breastfeeding guidance for up to an infants» first year of life to ascertain that
woman in the study will
breastfeed for
longer durations to establish a link between DHA and neurological development.
How much night waking is «normal» Many
women, especially the cosleeping /
breastfeeding kind, at some point, become exhausted by constant night waking and get burned out (especially by the time your baby turns into a 2 or 3 year old and is still waking up all night
long for boob).
Women can try using fenugreek either on a short - term or
long - term basis to have more milk for
breastfeeding.
I come from a
long line of
breastfeeding women.
The more surveys in which
women said they were bed - sharing, the
longer those
women tended to
breastfeed, the researchers reported Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Breastfeeding clothes have become much more stylish, and many
women find that they still enjoy wearing these garments
long after their baby is weaned.
Wow, for someone that knows everything there is to know about feeding a baby, you should probably know that its been a little
longer than «hundreds of years» that
women and infants have «flourished from breast feeding» You sound very ignorant and judgemental and I hope whatever child you're
breastfeeding doesn't pick that up from you, that is way more unhealthy than a mother than uses formula!
Alfalfa is a nutritious herb that is believed to be safe for
breastfeeding women as
long as it used in moderation.
Even though I
breastfeed for as
long as possible (because I want to, not because I am a sheep that is following the crunchy crowd) I am still waiting for these lactivist to explain to
women what they are supposed to do when they are trying to
breastfeed, take care of other children, and have no support taking care of the household.
Even the Canadian Pediatric Society, in its latest feeding statement acknowledges that
women may want to
breastfeed for two years or
longer.
Essentially, the more and
longer a mother
breastfed, the greater the risk of SIDS went down, but researchers were trying to figure out that «magic» number a
woman can
breastfeed to be the most beneficial to her infant.
They are shooting themselves in the foot and then wondering why more
women aren't
breastfeeding for
longer.
Longer Maternity Leave Ups Breastfeeding Rates Women who stay home longer after having a baby are more likely to breastfeed their b
Longer Maternity Leave Ups
Breastfeeding Rates
Women who stay home
longer after having a baby are more likely to breastfeed their b
longer after having a baby are more likely to
breastfeed their babies.
As an advocate for
Breastfeeding I look forward to a time when the majority of
women can say they
breastfed as
long as they wanted.
According to State laws
women has right to
breastfeed in public as
long as they are legally allowed there.
A lactation consultant can help
women to overcome these difficulties thereby enabling them to
breastfeed for as
long as they want.
It is estimated that the NHS would save a minimum of # 17 million every year in hospital admissions and GP visits2 if more
women could be supported in order to
breastfeed for
longer.
«As the cornerstone of any comprehensive policy designed to improve the health and well - being of childbearing
women and their children,
breastfeeding can save lives and improve
long - term health of the entire community,» the document states.
She credits her success to finding an online group of supportive, working
women who were also determined to
breastfeed for as
long as they could.
Additionally, A 2012 report by Unicef UK estimated that the NHS would save # 40million a year if it helped
women to
breastfeed for
longer.
Not necessarily to
women breastfeeding in public or at family events, but to the fact you are
breastfeeding for
longer than they view necessary.
For most well - nourished
women,
long - term
breastfeeding results in only a trivial amount of extra weight loss by 6 months postpartum, usually only of 1 - 2 lbs.
Women who
breastfeed are less likely to get breast cancer (and
longer duration reduces the risk more), less ovarian cancer and osteoporosis.
Many studies have shown that
women breastfeed for a
longer time (because it is going well) the earlier
breastfeeding is started.
The
long - term study of more than 3,000 men and
women in Copenhagen found that those who were
breastfed for 7 to 9 months averaged IQ scores that were 6.6 points higher at age 27 than adults who were nursed for 1 month or less.