Benifit of Breast Feeding !

                Breast Milk is the ideal food for the baby up to the age of 6 months .Nor other food is required by by the baby until 4 - 5 months after birth .

Exclusive breast feeding : when a baby is given only breast milk .not even a drop of water ,up to 5 months of age it is called an absolute or exclusive breast feeding .

colostrum : Colostrum is the secretion of breast following childbirth for the first  2 - 3 days ,Which contains a great quantity of proteins and calories in addition to antibodies and lymphocytes .

Composition of colostrum :

👉Protein moderate 

👉Sugar  few 

👉Minerals high 

👉antibody ,specially secretory Ig A high 

👉Fat 

importance of colostrums :

👉Antibodies ,protection against infection .

👉it may help to sterilize the small intestine ,Reduce swallowed during the birth process .

👉possesses laxative qualities .

Advantage of breast feeding :

FOR THE infant :

1  .Breast milk is safe ,easier ,available ,cheap ,sterile  and hygienic .

2 .it is available in prepared form and at right temperature .

3 . no chance of contamination and adulteration .

4 . It protect infant from rickets ,malnutrition ,deficiency state .

5 . IT protect the baby from the tendency to become obese .

6 . it prevents hypocalcaemia  and hypomagnaesemia .

7 . Sucking development of jaw and teeth .

8 . it has laxative action .

9 . There is no danger of protein allergy .

For mother :

1 . breast feeding prevents ovarian and breast carcinoma .

2 . it natural contraceptive method .

3 . it helps in involution of uterus and expulsion of placenta by releasing oxytocin .

4 . it establishes mother and child relationship .

Bad side artificial feeding :

1 . inadequate supply 

2 . Mistakes in proportion 

3 . infection gastroenteritis due to e.coli,shigella ,salmonella etc

4 . neonatal tetany 

5 . obesity ,malnutrition .

6 . Cow 's milk allergy ,infantile eczema.