Why breastmilk is best for babies
Breastmilk is best for babies because it:
- Provides all the nutrition your full-term baby
needs the first 6 months of life.
- Provides all the fluid your baby needs. If your
baby is thirsty, baby will demand to be fed more often.
- Is always at the right temperature and is readily
available.
- Has a low risk of bacterial contamination.
- Provides less risk of under or overfeeding.
- Is readily digested and absorbed.
- Reduces the risk of gastrointestinal, chest
and ear infections because your antibodies are passed onto your
baby through your milk.
- Reduces the risk of food allergy.
Remember. A decision not to breastfeed can
be very difficult to reverse.
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