The pros and cons of not breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is best for babies and is also beneficial for mothers, so it is best to breastfeed. If you do not breastfeed, it will easily cause new mothers to become ill. The chance of breast disease will greatly increase, and it will not be conducive to the recovery of the mother's uterus. It is easy to cause menstrual disorders in the mother. In addition, we know that some nutrients in breast milk are also important for improving children's immunity.

The dangers of not breastfeeding

1. Mothers are susceptible to diseases

Many studies have shown that mothers who breastfeed their babies can reduce the risk of breast cancer, and that baby girls who are breastfed when they are young will also have a lower risk of developing breast cancer when they grow up. But if mothers breastfeed, their chances of developing breast cancer are greatly reduced.

And if the mother does not breastfeed, the risk of ovarian cancer, urinary tract infection and osteoporosis will increase.

2. The mother's uterus recovers slowly

In fact, many people don’t know that when the baby sucks the mother’s nipple, it will cause the mother’s uterus to contract, reduce bleeding, and speed up the recovery of the mother’s uterus. Because the baby's sucking action stimulates the secretion of oxytocin, which restores the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size.

However, if the mother does not breastfeed, then without the above help and stimulation, the mother's uterus will recover more slowly and incompletely.

3. The mother has menstrual disorders

If mothers do not breastfeed, their menstrual periods will become shorter. Some mothers who have never breastfed have an average menstrual period of 14.6 months. This will cause menstruation to not come as regularly as before, causing menstrual disorders.

Moreover, the reduction in mothers’ menstrual periods is directly related to terminal illnesses such as breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

4. The mother's breasts are prone to sagging

Some mothers are reluctant to breastfeed because they are afraid that it will affect the shape of their breasts, but in fact, not breastfeeding will affect the breasts and can easily lead to sagging breasts.

Because breast milk consumes extra calories in the mother's body, and the metabolism of breastfeeding mothers will be accelerated, it will not affect the breasts at all, and can also have a slight weight loss effect.

Moreover, the fundamental reason why mothers' breast shape changes is that they do not pay attention to breast care and massage regulation.