Breast milk is the best food for newborns and infants. Breast feeding has a tremendous biological, emotional and cognitive developmental benefits for the baby and during first four months it is the best food for your baby satisfying all her nutritional needs. Breast milk contains these elements:
· 1-1.5% proteins
· 6-7% sugar
· 3-4% fat
· 0.2 % salts
· 88% water
Breast milk is easily digestible and that’s why your baby feeds every 2 hours at times. The digestive tracts of breast-fed infants contain beneficial bacteria, Lactobacillus bifidus, which can prevent harmful organisms from growing there. The necessary elements from breast milk are easily absorbed by baby’s body and thus they enhance body’s development and growth. Health benefits acquired during the first months of baby’s life last for the life time.
Breast milk provides the perfect nourishment for infants and offers some additional protection from illness. In third world countries, according to the
Another important benefit from breastfeeding is time and cost savings. Here are some facts about the breast milk:
· Breastfed babies are 3 times less likely to die from SIDS than formula fed babies.
· 80% of babies who are breastfed have normal weight compared to 43% formula fed babies.
· Breastfed babies are twice less likely to get ear infections.
· Breast fed babies even have better eyesight.
· Alternating breast and bottle might result in worse latching and less breast milk.
· Night feedings are important for your child because at night breast milk is thicker, has more calories and baby need it.
· The more your child feeds on breast, the more milk the breast will produce.
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