Breastfeed

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Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers nutritional , immunological , developmental psychological and health benefits to infants and children . In fact , no other food beats breast milk as the best form of nutrition for infants Breast milk has anti-infective properties owing to the presence of antibodies that are very beneficial in protecting infants from infectious organisms , illnesses and even Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS . Even though several infant nutrition formulas are also beneficial to an extent , they cannot compare to the

chemical nutritional , hormonal or cellular makeup of breast milk . Given that breastfeeding is a normal and healthy lifestyle that is beneficial to both the mother and the infant , it is important that some of the benefits be expounded on . Colostrum , one of the major constituents of milk contains antibodies which offer immunity against various infections

This explains why breast fed babies have lower incidences of ear infections , diarrhea , stomach viruses , respiratory infections , a dermatitis , obesity , asthma , type 1 and type 2 diabetes , Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS , childhood leukemia , chrohn 's disease and necrotizing enterocolitis . Since the infants nutritional needs are always changing , breast milk meets these needs by constantly modifying the concentration of its constituents and subsequently the tastes Breast milk is much easier to digest in comparison to formula milk , not forgetting that it is completely sterile and free from any form of contamination . Apart from being the most economical form of infant nutrition , breastfeeding promotes mother-baby bonding . This not only makes...