Advantages of breast feeding

1. Baby receives antibodies from mother and not by baby formula 2. No formula milk can exactly replicate human milk so the baby does not get the best mix of nutrients 3. Formula milk is often based on cow's milk to which some babies may be allergic to 4. Breast fed babies do not become over weight 5. Helps form a mother-baby bond 6. Breastmilk is FREE and does not need to be strerilised.