Sonia spells out all the best reasons for breastfeeding

OLYMPIC silver medallist and mother of two Sonia O’Sullivan, was so astounded by Ireland’s low breastfeeding rate that she volunteered immediately when asked to support National Breastfeeding Week.

Less than four-in-10 Irish mothers breastfeed their babies, compared to around seven in 10 in Britain and Northern Ireland and just over six in 10 in the US.

For Sonia it was the most natural thing in the world to breastfeed four-year-old Ciara when she was born in London. Her youngest child, Sophie, almost 2, was born in Australia, where almost 90% of babies are breastfed.