Leah Androski
reporter@greenepublishing.com
The 2025 theme for National Breastfeeding Month is “Forward Together.” This theme focuses on “unity, solidarity and hope” and recognizes the strength of different organizations pushing to change the access provided for human milk.
The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) proclaimed National Breastfeeding Month to be celebrated and officially stated August as National Breastfeeding Month in 2011. Breastfeeding can bring many benefits to both members. For babies breastfeeding, the milk is known for being: nutritious, filled with antibodies, an aid in lowering the risk of catching specific infections/diseases and easier to digest than formulas. For breastfeeding mothers, benefits can include: recuperating from childbirth faster, decreases risk for high blood pressure and certain cancers and can help mothers lose weight after childbirth.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding mothers to continue only breastfeeding their babies during the first six months of their lives, while slowly introducing them to complementary foods until they are 12 months or older.