Breastfeeding - Why is it so awesome?

Breastfeeding is bloody hard work.  (Did you know that on average, one year of breastfeeding equates to around of1,800 hours feeding time. Let's compare that to a 40-hour work week with holiday which comes in at 1,960 hours and we can see that breastfeeding alone is equivalent to a full time job and that's before we even begin to add in any other parenting responsibilities).  But breastfeeding can have some amazing benefits for both mum and baby.&am...

Breastfeeding is bloody hard work.  (Did you know that on average, one year of breastfeeding equates to around of1,800 hours feeding time. Let's compare that to a 40-hour work week with holiday which comes in at 1,960 hours and we can see that breastfeeding alone is equivalent to a full time job and that's before we even begin to add in any other parenting responsibilities).  But breastfeeding can have some amazing benefits for both mum and baby.&am...