Breastfeeding protects and improves the short-term/acute health of babies. While they are breastfeeding, babies have less frequent, less serious, and shorter infections such as diarrheal, respiratory, viral illnesses, and ear infections. When babies are less sick, and less often sick, it is a great relief to the parents and the whole family. There is a … Continue reading How breastfeeding can reduce the risk of diabetes and obesity in mothers and infants