Yolanda,

Reason to bf in spring/summer. You don't have to worry about keeping bottles of milk cold..
Reason to bf in fall/winter. Your baby will be protected against colds and other illnesses, because mom will make antibodies.

If you are in Australia, reverse the seasons.

Gail Hertz, MD, IBCLC, FABM 
Author of The Little Green Book of Breastfeeding Management
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> On Feb 26, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Y2 Read <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear LC's
> 
> I have been a bit of a lurker so my apologies that I have an 'urgent request' as my first post! ;)
> 
> I am emailing from South Africa. 
> 
> I am quite urgently looking for something I saw once, I think online:
> 
> It is a list/poster of everything that is found in formula, which looks pretty impressive to start with, until compared with wayyy more that is in breastmillk. I need it as a 'visual' at a talk I am giving soon, and can only print it tomorrow (which starts in 8 hours' time for us ;)
> 
> Does anyone know what I am talking about and do you know where I can access this list please?
> 
> Also if, off the tops of your heads, you could shoot me some questions that expectant/new mothers are most apt to ask regarding (preparing for) breastfeeding or why to breastfeed? 
> 
> And what are your most common *interesting* reasons for why mothers should breastfeed (besides the most common reasons ;)
> 
> Thanks in advance for any feed-back!
> 
> Yulanda Ridge
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