10 Reasons to Breastfeed You've had a baby, congratulations! You
now have a big decision: do you breast feed or go the formula
route. No guilt here, but you give your child the best chance
for a healthy beginning by breastfeeding. Doctors, researchers
and countless moms, agree.  Breast milk contains disease-
fighting antibodies that help protect infants from germs and
illness. Formula cannot match the chemical makeup of human milk,
especially the cells, hormones, and antibodies that fight
disease.  According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services, breastfeeding has been linked to lowering an infant's
risk of ear infections, stomach viruses, respiratory infections,
asthma, both Type 1 and 2 diabetes, child leukemia and sudden
infant death syndrome. And in moms, it has been shown to lower
breast and ovarian cancer, Type 2 diabetes and postpartum
depression.  10 Reasons to Breastfeed  1. For most babies,
breast milk is easier to digest than formula. It takes time for
their stomachs to adjust to digesti