Top Five Reasons why
I breastfeed
Since last week was World Breastfeeding Week and I am on the cusp of giving birth to baby #6 I decided to write a blog dedicated to some of the reasons why breastfeeding is the best choice for me! I have 5 years of breastfeeding experience under my belt and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Hopefully this blog will lend support to someone who isn't sure that breastfeeding is the right choice, or maybe it will inspire a sister who is on the fence about breastfeeding to give it a try. Whatever purpose they may serve here are my top five reasons for breastfeeding!!!
1. I’m Lazy!!!
Number five on my top five reasons why I choose to
breastfeed is simply because I am lazy.
I am the mother of 5 (soon to be six) children, I am an entrepreneur,
and a performance poet among many other things.
I wear many hats on a daily basis, which coupled with the fact that I
have Lupus often times leaves me DRAINED.
So waking up every two-three hours in the middle of the night to mix formula
and make bottles is not my idea of a fun time.
On top of mixing formula and making bottles who wants to clean
bottles. I mean seriously I have 1,001
things to do from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed and nursing
makes my life so much easier, I can just pop out a boob an keep on
pushing. So as shallow and petty as it
may seem one of my top reasons for breastfeeding is pure, and unadulterated
laziness!
2. I’m cheap!!!
Not only am I too lazy to mix formula, make and clean
bottles I am also too cheap to buy formula, bottles, nipples, bottle cleaners
and all of the other products that come along with bottle-feeding! When I go to the store and look at the price
of formula I nearly breakout in hives at how expensive that stuff is. As a matter of fact it is so expensive that
some stores keep it behind the customer service desk because it has become a
high theft item. I think that it is sad
that mothers have to even consider stealing milk for their babies when there is
an ample supply right under our shirts!
3. Breast milk is easier to
transport!!!
Being that I normally roll with three or more children at
one time I try to keep my baggage to a minimum.
So one of the beautiful things about breastfeeding is that it allows me
to pack light when moving around with my little ones. I don’t have to lug around all of the
essentials that come along with bottles and formula, which is a huge relief for
me since I will have two little ones in diapers and three in car seats, so that
extra equipment would just be exhausting.
4. Breastfeeding helped me drop
the baby weight!!!
One of the biggest perks of breastfeeding is that it is one
of the best ways to drop those extra pounds picked up during pregnancy. I have never gained less than 90 pounds
during a pregnancy so people are always surprised at how fast I drop my
pregnancy pounds and how I maintain my figure after having five babies. For all of those people who want to know my
secret here it is... A.) I breastfeed and B.) I workout...and that is it!
5. Breast milk is the best for my baby!!!
The number one reason why I chose to breastfeed each and
every one of my children is because breast milk is the healthiest
choice!!! I became a mother for the
first time at 19 years old. I read every
book and magazine about babies and motherhood that I could get my hands on
because I wanted to be the best mother that I could be. One reoccurring theme that I came across in
my studying was about the overwhelming benefits of breastfeeding. After breastfeeding 5 (soon to be six) babies
I can say that none of them has ever had an ear infection, and they are rarely
ever sick. I also feel that nursing
creates a bond between mother and child that cannot be duplicated. With all of the questionable food on the
market these days knowing that my baby will get food specially made just for
him brings me great joy and comfort, because at the end of the day breast milk
is the best for babies!!!
