Maternity & Kid's Care

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Generally, for the first three months the baby is fed only on breast milk. Breast-feeding is the most satisfying experience for both the mother and the baby because of its many advantages to both the baby and the mother. Breast milk is the natural food for the infant. It is perfectly balanced fed. The nutritional components are well suited to the infant’s digestion. Babies fed on breast milk thrive well. Satisfied surveys show that both the morbidity and the mortality rate of breast-fed infants is lower than that of bottle-fed infants.

Breast milk is sterile, warm and ready for the baby. Breast milk increases the immunity power of the baby to various diseases. Occurrence of infectious diseases like diarrhea, dysentery is less common among breast fed infants than among bottle-fed infants. The need to suck is one of the many needs of the baby. This need for sucking is fully satisfied in breast-feeding.

The mother’s uterus is brought to its normal size by breast-feeding immediately after birth. It is said that breast-feeding may improve the shape of the breast. Breast cancer is less common in woman who breast-fed their babies for a sufficient length of time. In a large number of women breast-feeding delayed the onset of menstruation after birth and this reduces the chances of conception.