Breastfeeding is one of the best parts of motherhood whether seen in terms of physical health for the baby or the mother or be it the emotional connection that furnishes between the baby and the mother.
Breastfeeding for six months is highly recommended and continual of it until 2 years of age as breast milk holds a lot of nutritious values that are essential for your newborn’s health & survival.
What are the advantages of breast milk to your newborn?
- Colostrum is the thick yellowish fluid produced during the initial days after birth. It is high in protein, low in sugar, and has all the nutrients in the right proportion. The composition changes as per the baby’s needs.
- Breast milk has antibodies (IgA) that provides passive immunity to the baby and protects them against infection.
- Breast milk helps the baby in attaining a healthy weight and prevents the child from getting overweight. It could be because of the development of beneficial gut bacteria and because of an adequate amount of leptin.
- Breast milk promotes a child’s brain development.
- Breast milk protects the baby against a lot of infections and illnesses such as middle ear infections, respiratory tract infections, cold, gut infections, intestinal tissue damage, SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome), type 1 & type 2 diabetes, childhood leukemia, bowel issues, etc.
What are the advantages of breastfeeding to the mother?
- It helps in uterus contraction back to its normal size and reduces bleeding.
- Women who breastfeed are less likely to develop postpartum depression.
- It helps you to lose weight
- It reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, high blood pressure, arthritis, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood fat.
- It prevents menstruation for a good amount of time acting as contraception and preventing blood loss.
Breastfeeding is immensely important. In case you encounter, any challenge or problems during breastfeeding such as sore nipples, mastitis, milk supply, thrush, having a colic baby, your baby is constipated, etc consult an expert to get the problems solved.
We care clinic located in Gurugram specializes in all breastfeeding issues and also trains mother’s on how to latch onto the baby and the correct position to breastfeed their child. The breastfeeding classes teach you everything that one needs to know about breast milk, breastfeeding, and the importance it holds.
