For the first six months of baby’s life, nothing is better than mother’s milk to feed the baby. So, there is no reason why mothers should hesitate in nursing their babies. If mother is sick or breast milk is not being produced due to some problem, then it becomes a necessity to put the child on infant formulas, otherwise mothers should feed their milk to the baby for at least six months. Breastfeeding ensures better health and growth in babies. In some countries and cultures, there are myths that breastfeeding may affect mother’s health adversely or may have a negative effect on their figures.

Many new moms wonder whether breastfeeding will make them look aged or older than they are and they may lose their youthful looks. All these are just misconceptions and a little exercise can actually make them look younger than before. We have heard of many figure-conscious moms that prefer not to feed their babies to maintain themselves when they could have done better by doing specific exercises regularly that could help their bodies to regain their former glamorous look after the delivery. Later, instead of blaming themselves for not doing the exercises, they start blaming breastfeeding for the loosening of their breasts.
The truth is that not nursing the babies properly may actually cause many problems in moms too apart from the stunted growth in children. Breast milk is good for physical and mental development of the baby. Moms who are proud of their pregnancy period that extended up to nine months should pride themselves at being able to feed the baby for six to seven months with something that only they can provide the baby with and what is the best, most nutritious and healthiest diet that baby will have in his or her entire lifetime.