Amazing Health benefits Of Breastfeeding To Your Baby

Breastfeeding is a first good thing you can do for your newborn baby. Your baby requires your breast milk from day one. Breast milk contains antibodies and hormones which helps to protect your baby from diseases. Actually it is the perfect food for your baby and you know your baby loves it. It is well said that breastfeeding saves life, it is an effective way to ensure your child health and survival.

Your breast milk changes to meet your baby's needs. As your baby gets older, your breast milk adjusts to meet your baby's changing needs. Researchers think that a baby's saliva transfers chemicals to a mother's body through breastfeeding. These chemicals help a mother's body create breast milk that meets the baby's changing needs.

1. There are some facts about breastfeeding you need to know,

• WHO (world health organization)  recommends that breastfeeding for infants is crucial for the first six months to achieve optimal growth, health and development.
• Breastfeeding protects infants from diseases.
• Breastfeeding reduces the risk of ovarian and breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and postpartum depression to a woman.
• Infants who were breastfed as babies, have less chances to get obese or overweight in their life.

2. Research shows that breastfed babies have lower risks of-

• Asthma,
• Leukemia (during childhood),
• Obesity (during childhood),
• Ear infections,
• Eczema (atopic dermatitis),
• Diarrhea and vomiting,
• Lower respiratory infections, and
• Type 2 diabetes

3. Breastfeeding boosts your baby's immune system. For example if you caught by cold during breastfed. Then it is certain that the bacteria or germs likely to pass through your baby. But with these bacteria, some antibody also reaches to your child and develop a defense system which neutralizes the effects of germs.

This defense system decreases the chances that your breastfeeding baby will suffer from ear infections, vomiting, diarrhea, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, or certain types of spinal meningitis. 

Infants under the age of one who breastfed exclusively for at least four months, for instance, were less likely to be hospitalized for a lower respiratory tract infection, such as croup, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia, than were their formula-fed counterparts.

4. Breastfeeding is recommended by experts for many reasons. In case of allergy prevention, there is some evidence that breastfeeding protects babies born to families with a history of allergies, compared to those babies who are fed either a standard cow’s milk based formula or a soy formula. 

Milk comparison (Wikipedia)

Human milk boosts immune system in an infant. It is presumed that immune components in maternal milk provide protection against allergic diseases. Although the long-term benefits of breastfeeding on allergies remains unclear and studies have not carefully evaluated the impact on families without a history of allergy, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the feeding of choice for all infants.

5. Human milk contains antibodies. These antibodies from human milk transfers to infants when breastfed. It is also found that children who breastfed for more than six months are less likely to develop acute leukemia and lymphoma. Recent research, indicates that breastfed infants are less likely to be obese in adolescence and adulthood. They are also less vulnerable to developing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Human milk is a boon for an infant. Breastfeeding provides necessary minerals, protein and other life support nutrition to your baby. New born baby required to be breastfed within 1 hr of birth. It is essential to develop a healthy immune system and other body building blocks.

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Resources:
1. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs342/en/