A cost-analysis study shows that if more moms in the us breast-fed their babies, more lives and more medical costs would be saved. Fox 40's Jessica Kadlub talked to one local mom who's so dedicated to breast-feeding she's not only helping her son live a healthier life, but the lives of hundreds of other babies. Meet 10 and a half month old Tyler Stanleyhe loves to golf, play with his mother Karen, and of course drink breast milk. "It just seems like there are so many benefits, benefits for tyler, benefits for me, it's cheaper, it's convenient." Says Stanley. Karen is part of the 12 percent of moms in america who continue to breastfeed their baby after 6 months, but it wasn't always easy. According to Stanley, "you know the first 6 weeks of breastfeeding were a little tricky, but once we got our rhythm down, it's wonderful, and now he knows what milk means." A recent study by the journal of pediatrics found that if 90 percent of moms like stanley were to continue breast feeding for at least a half a year, the lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved, along with 13 billion dollars in medical costs. Lactation consult Laura Walker says that makes breast feeding a public health issue not a lifestyle choice. "It's just like smoking or anything else we talk to out parents about," says Walker, "or our public about on how to be healthier, you know if it comes to heart disease and exercise and all of those things, breast feeding is right up there in that same category." Walker ...
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