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#BreastfeedingBenefits showcases the nutritional advantages of breastfeeding, promotes bonding, boosts immunity, supports healthy growth, aids digestion, reduces disease risks, enhances maternal health, and encourages natural parenting practices. Celebrate breastfeeding's impact!
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Breastfeeding isn’t just feeding—it’s hard work. But wow, the human body never ceases to amaze me! This fifth time around has been such a beautiful journey, and knowing the incredible benefits makes me even more grateful for this experience. To anyone who’s had a rough time nursing, just know that every journey is different, and it’s possible to have a completely new and positive experience next time around. You’re doing amazing, no matter what your path looks like! What’s been the most rewarding part of your breastfeeding journey? Let me know in the comments! #BreastfeedingJourney #MomLifeUnfiltered #PostpartumJourney #NaturalMotherhood #BreastfeedingSupport #MomEncouragement #HolisticMomLife #MotherhoodUnplugged #BreastfeedingBenefits #MomLifeStruggles #PostpartumHealing #BreastfeedingMom #NewMomLife #EmpoweredMotherhood #NursingJourney #MomTipsAndTricks #HonestMotherhood #BreastfeedingAwareness #MomLifeBalance #MotherhoodRedefined
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Breastfeeding has so many benefits! • • • • #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmama #extendedbreastfeeding #breastfeedingawareness #breastfeedingbenefits #breastfedbaby #breastfeedingjourney
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Breastfeeding isn’t just beneficial for your baby - it’s a powerful way to protect your own health, especially when done for an extended period. Research consistently shows that the longer you breastfeed, the greater the health benefits. Studies indicate that breastfeeding for 12 months or more reduces the risk of breast cancer by 26% compared to those who don’t breastfeed. For ovarian cancer, the risk drops by approximately 37% with prolonged breastfeeding. These benefits are cumulative, meaning the total amount of time spent breastfeeding across all children adds up to offer even greater protection. The protective effect comes from hormonal changes during lactation. Breastfeeding suppresses ovulation, reducing lifetime exposure to estrogen and progesterone, two hormones linked to hormone-receptor-positive cancers. Additionally, lactation promotes the shedding of breast tissue cells, which may remove cells with potential DNA damage. A study published in The Lancet found that for every 12 months a mother breastfeeds, the risk of breast cancer decreases by 4.3%, regardless of geographic location or income level. Another study in JAMA Oncology highlights that women who breastfeed for longer than 12 months have a 30% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Beyond cancer prevention, extended breastfeeding supports postpartum recovery, helps with weight management, and lowers the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. Every month you breastfeed contributes to better health outcomes. Whether you breastfeed for a few months or several years, know that your efforts are significantly improving your long-term health. • • • #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmama #breastfed #extendedbreastfeeding #breastfeedingawareness #breastfeedingbenefits #breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingbenefits
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Breastfeeding benefits your baby - and protects your health. Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers, as well as endometrial cancer. In addition, extended breastfeeding can provides protection against breast cancer subtypes, including aggressive forms like triple-negative breast cancer. By reducing lifetime exposure to estrogen and promoting healthy breast tissue renewal, extended breastfeeding serves as a powerful protective measure against hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers. 1. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Protection: Breastfeeding significantly lowers the risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer, a subtype that lacks estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors and is more aggressive and harder to treat. Women who breastfeed for at least 12 months experience the most notable risk reduction.
2. Prolonged Exposure Benefits: Breastfeeding for an extended period, especially across multiple children, provides cumulative protection against hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers. This occurs because lactation reduces lifetime estrogen exposure, a key driver of these cancers.
3. Premenopausal Breast Cancer Prevention: Breastfeeding is particularly protective for premenopausal breast cancer, potentially reducing the risk by up to 20%. This is especially beneficial for individuals with a family history of breast cancer or genetic predispositions like BRCA mutations.
4. Improved Breast Tissue Renewal: Lactation stimulates breast tissue turnover, helping remove cells with potential DNA damage or mutations that could lead to cancer. This process is protective against a range of breast cancer subtypes.
5. Impact on Inflammation and Immune Response: Breastfeeding reduces chronic inflammation in breast tissue and enhances immune surveillance, which can help prevent the development of aggressive breast cancer types by identifying and eliminating abnormal cells.
In regions where breastfeeding for extended periods is culturally or economically common, studies observe lower rates of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers. This highlights the role of prolonged breastfeeding as a modifiable lifestyle factor in cancer prevention. • • • #breastfeedingmom #breastfeedingmama #breastfed #extendedbreastfeeding #breastfeedingawareness #breastfeedingbenefits
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