The benefits of breastfeeding extend beyond basic nutrition, they contain all the nutrients your baby needs in the first six months of life, breast milk is packed with disease-fighting elements that protect your baby from illness. Here are some benefits of breastfeeding:<\/p>\n
1. A healthier baby<\/strong> 2. Long-term protection<\/strong> 3. Stronger bones<\/strong> 4. Better healing post delivery<\/strong> 5. More effective vaccines<\/strong> The benefits of breastfeeding extend beyond basic nutrition, they contain all the nutrients your baby needs in the first six months of life, breast milk is packed with disease-fighting elements that protect your baby from illness. Here are some benefits of breastfeeding: 1. A healthier baby Your baby will be less prone to disease and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":940,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939\/revisions\/940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYour baby will be less prone to disease and infections which can be devastating to them.<\/p>\n
\nBreastfeeding your baby helps reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases like Type I Diabetes, Crohn’s disease, etc.<\/p>\n
\nBreastfeeding helps strengthen the mother\u2019s bones as well and makes you less susceptible to postmenopausal osteoporosis.<\/p>\n
\nBreastfeeding helps your uterus shrink back to its normal size quicker when you breastfeed. The oxytocin released when you nurse helps the uterus shrink.<\/p>\n
\nResearch shows that breastfed babies have a better response to vaccines than formula-fed babies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"