This week is world breastfeeding week, a week to celebrate to promote and support breastfeeders!!

Sadly for a developed nation our breastfeeding rate is dismal, despite the health benefits for both mother and baby (reduces the mothers chance of developing breast cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, reduces the chance of the baby developing so many diseases for example leukemia, cancer, diabetes, gastro conditions, obesity to name just a few!!) it is a truly sad day that so many mothers choose convenience over the bubs health, or cave to social pressure to bottle feed.

as wbw draws to a close, cuddle your lil one and celebrate the fact you are giving them the best start in life, the best foundation to build upon and helping their and your health at the same time!!

images borrowed from http://www.babyblues.com/ one of my favourite comics =)