Beneifts of Breastfeeding

Purpose

To persuade the audience that breastfeeding their children is okay.

Introduction

Breastfeeding is one of the most natural and beneficial acts a mother can do for her baby. Parents and parents to be should be very considerate of the option of breastfeeding as a main source of nutrition for their children. Female were born with breasts, which are the tools for nursing babies. Breast milk is considered natural because it is directly from the mother. There is no other single action by which a mother can so influence the present and future health of her baby.

Central Ideas

We need to become more educated on the positive effect breastfeeding has on our children.

Preview

I will first shed light on secretory immunoglobulin A IgA that can be found in the colostrums which is the first milk produced for breastfeeding, next explain why breastfeeding is good for the environment, and finally tell you ways everybody can save money if mothers nurse their babies.

Body

I. Breast milk and health

A. Breastfeeding protects your baby from a birth

1. The main immune factor at work here is a substance called secretory immunoglobulin A IgA

a. that is present in large amounts in colostrums, the first milk your body produces for your baby IgA is present in lower concentrations in mature breast milk.

b. The substance guards against invading germs by forming a protective layer on the mucous membranes in your baby's intestines, nose, and throat.

c. Your body responds to pathogens, virus and bacteria

1. Your body and makes secretory IgA that is specific to those pathogens,

2. Creating protection for your baby based on whatever you are exposed to

B. Breastfeeding's protection against illness lasts beyond your baby's breastfeeding stage

1. Have shown that breastfeeding can reduce a child's risk of developing certain childhood cancers.

2. Scientists do not know exactly how breast milk reduces the risk, but they think antibodies in breast milk may give a baby's immune system a boost

a. may also help children avoid a host of diseases that strike later in life, such as type 1 and type two diabetes, high cholesterol, and inflammatory bowel disease.

b, preemies given breast milk as babies are less likely to have high blood pressure by the time they are teenagers

II. The good breastfeeding