Did you know this about breast cancer?

Did you know that breastfeeding reduces not only the mother's risk of developing breast cancer, but the baby's as well?

Did you know this about teeth?

Did you know that when a normal, healthy, human tooth is placed in a container of reconstituted infant formula it will rot away? But, when a normal, healthy, human tooth is placed in a container of breast milk it will become stronger.

Did you know this about breast milk?

Did you know that pumped human milk will have less bacteria in it after sitting for a length of time than when it was first pumped?

Did you know this about iron?

Did you know that, although the iron levels in breast milk are very low, the iron that is present is used incredibly efficiently. If your health care provider recommends routine iron supplementation, it may be helpful to request having your child's iron levels checked first to see if the supplementation is actually warranted.

Did you know this about breast milk?

Did you know that, as a child ages and consumes a smaller volume of milk when solid foods are introduced, the nutrition contained in his mother's breast milk becomes more concentrated?

Did you know this about infant formula?

Did you know that, in the US, it costs about $1000 to feed a infant, from birth to his first birthday, over-the-counter infant formula?

Did you know about D-MER?

Did you know about the newly recognized breastfeeding condition, dysphoric milk ejection reflex?

This condition causes the milk ejection reflex to be associated with negative emotions that can last for up to a few minutes following milk release. It is a treatable condition, and you can learn more here: http://www.d-mer.org/