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When One Child is Breastfed
By Melissa Clark Vickers, MEd, IBCLC
When one child is breastfed, the effects are felt through his family, his community, and ultimately through the world. 
When one child is breastfed:
- He is given the best start possible, with a food that is nutritionally complete and specifically designed for human dietary needs.
- He is given dose after dose of a disease-fighting, living fluid that can:
- Decrease risk of respiratory disease, ear infections, gastroenteritis, SIDS, allergies, childhood cancers, diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's Disease and many others.
- Improve his response to vaccines he receives later on.
- Fill in the gap until his immune system matures.
- He is given brain food that will increase his cognitive scores throughout his childhood.
When one child is breastfed, he gives his mother:
- Decreased risk for breast cancer, osteoporosis, ovarian cancer, anemia.
- Daily doses of the "mothering hormone," prolactin, that calms her and improves her mothering skills.
- Extra time that she might otherwise be mixing formula, sterilizing bottles, cleaning bottles, and heading to the store when the supply runs low.
- A sense of empowerment that comes with providing such an unmatched beginning for her child.
When one child is breastfed, he gives his father:
- The opportunity to learn that parenting is not just about feeding so he finds new ways to interact with his child.
- A sense of pride in his family.
When one child is breastfed, he gives his family:
- A higher spendable income:
- With the savings on the purchase of formula alone, his family can buy a major appliance every six months.
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