Aside from the health benefits, there are actually quite a few other benefits to of breastfeeding that I did not realize until I embarked on my journey.

• You get to sit down. Granted a lot of the time people bottle feed they tend to sit down but breastfeeding really forces you to sit down and as a busy parent this always a welcomed activity.
• Food has never tasted so good. There is a breastfeeding hunger that I had no idea about before I became a mother. I have never enjoyed food as much in my life. Particularly sweet treats.
• You can stay in your bed and feed! Of course you can bottle feed a baby in bed too but the bottle has to be made. Breastfeeding means that everything is simply ready to go anytime, any place and anywhere.
• Feel good hormones. And like, who doesn't want to feel good?
• Breastfeeding helps some women shift the baby weight. Emphasis on some due to number 2 (in my case).
• People can't hog your baby. Controversial I know. I never had an issue with people holding my baby but at perticular family events I looked forward to having him back in my arms. When he was hungry it was me and only me who could feed him and I loved that.
• Breastmilk has all kinds of uses other than just to feed your baby. For example it is an excellent natural remedy for conjunctivist in babies and children (sticky eye).
• Your child is less likely to have allergies. Really – studies show that breastfed babies show less signs of allergies than those who are formula fed. You learn something new everyday.
• Breastfeeding reduces a woman's chance of breast cancer in later life.
• Breastfeeding helps a mother heal quicker after giving birth. It helps her uterus return to it's regular size and can help reduce blood loss.