Break out the nursing bras [2]! More moms are saying yes to the breast.
A new report [3] from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of women breastfeeding [4] their babies [5] increased from 70.3 percent to 74.6 percent between 2000 and 2008, while rates for women who breast-fed for six months rose from 34.5 percent to 44.4 percent, and breastfeeding for 12 months grew from 16 percent to 23.4 percent.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends [6] "exclusive breastfeeding for about 6 months, followed by continued breastfeeding as complementary foods are introduced, with continuation of breastfeeding for 1 year or longer as mutually desired by mother
[7] and infant."
http://www.ivillage.com/cdc-report-shows-more-women-are-breastfeeding-babies/6-a-521192 [8]
What is your plan? Will you be breastfeeding baby?
