Baby food - breast milk of nursing

The best food for babies is still the mother's milk. No other baby food is made so tailored to the needs of a child given such as the nature of human milk.

Benefits for the baby

Breast milk contains the baby with all the important nutrients in the right quantity and composition. It is easily digested and has the optimal protein structure for good growth. The fat content of milk is adapts to the growing needs of the child more calories after. With proper diet of the mother maintenance has to a high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids for the development of the child's brain are important. The Defense compounds in breast milk boost the immune system of the child and protect against infectious diseases. Breast milk prevents allergies. In particular, if the parents already suffering from allergies, the risk that the children suffer from reduced silent according to opinion.

Benefits for the mother

Breastfeeding has many benefits for the mother. It saves time, money and work, it makes them particularly on the road of independently, because the milk always right temperature, sterile, in sufficient quantity and readily available for. It promotes the restoration of the uterus after birth and blood loss to reduce. Nursing mothers typically lose her pregnancy pounds quickly in, since the milk production, that body's FAT stores, which have formed during pregnancy that used more quickly. According to the many physicians reduce the risk of breast cancer later age or diabetes.

Change in milk

The composition of breast milk, which ensures that the babies is essential nutrients in sufficient quantities of all replaced changes during breastfeeding.

The colostrum or first milk also called, is the first milk, the baby first hours and days in the optimal diet. It is somewhat thicker and has a yellowish hue. This is State due to the high proportion of carotene. It is very rich in antibodies, which are still very vulnerable to diseases protects newborns from infection and covers the delicate stomach and intestinal mucosa with a protective film.

After a few days, the transitional period is milk. It is whitish and already much more nutritious than the colostrum.

After 2 weeks, breast milk is the tires, more watery consistency. It is adapted to the needs of babies and contains the proteins, fats and carbohydrates. But it changes during breastfeeding and again the best stages of the baby to align to.

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But also experience breastfeeding the baby not only with the optimal nutrients supplied, physical proximity and affection is, promotes the mother-child bond and relieve pain. The national breastfeeding Committee recommends up to 6 months exclusive breastfeeding and introduction of complementary foods is not equal to breastfeed with babies. In the second life remains the main source of milk half breast milk.

Babies have an innate need to suck by nature, quiet with the is satisfied. In addition, it is ideal for the development of the tongue and palate.

Should breast fed on demand, so that, if the baby is hungry. This is typically all 2 - hours to 3, while the growth, perhaps even more often squirts. Breast milk is more easily digestible than commercially prepared baby formula so that breast-fed babies need more frequent meals. The milk is governed by the demand. That is more, the more are produced. Additional liquid is required Vollgestillter not a baby.

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