Breast milk is perfectly designed for growing human babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breast milk the entire first year of your baby's life. Breast milk is the only food your baby needs the first 4 to 6 months of life. On the right, you'll find a comprehensive list of breastfeeding topics ranging from tips to suggested books and videos for the breastfeeding mother.
Breast milk Is The Best Food For Infants And Small Children:
- Breast milk has special ingredients that promote brain growth and IQ
- Reduces risk of allergic reactions
- Provides human babies with the most easily digested food
- Promotes healthy growth and development
- Causes better craniofacial development, straighter teeth and fewer speech impediments
- Protects against cancer and diabetes
- Transmits mother's immunities
- Leads to fewer ear and respiratory infections
- May protect against crib death (SIDS)
- Yields health benefits that last a lifetime
- Changes throughout the feeding and also throughout the duration of nursing to meet the baby's specific needs at a given time
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