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Breastfeed. All the benefits of breast milk

Breastfeeding is the single most healthy and natural that a mother can do for your child. Besides being the most suitable food from nutritional point of view as it ensures the right amount of protein, fats, sugars, minerals and vitamins, breast milk provides the child an outstanding weapon against germs and viruses because his mother at every feeding passes to the child’s own antibodies and other protective factors such as lactoferrin and lysozyme.

Breast milk is also extremely safe as a food does not trigger food allergies and by changing its formula in the day is to meet from time to time the different needs of the small, in the morning for example, when the child needs most energy, is richer in fat and protein. With casomorphin, substance painkiller and sedative effect, children breast, have a more regular sleep and quiet.

Breast-feeding, as well as benefit the health of small, has some positive effects also on the mother: mothers who are breastfeeding their children have a lower risk than other women to develop breast or ovarian cancer and are less exposed the risk of developing the osteoporosis in old age. Furthermore, the suction stimulates production of oxytocin in maternal blood, a hormone that promotes uterine contractions, reducing bleeding after childbirth. Because lactation involves considerable consumption of calories, nursing mothers faster return to weight.

The baby should be at the breast immediately after birth to stimulate the mammary gland and hence the production of colostrums, a yellowish liquid product before the actual milk and rich in substances that stimulate and strengthen the immune system of the child. Colostrums are sufficient to meet the needs of the child for the first three to four days, after which you will have the appearance of breast milk, the so-called lacto genesis. The breastfed baby has to eat as often as you wish, and then feeding should not be scheduled at fixed hours, also exclusive breastfeeding and you should never offer any kind of substitute for small breasts as pacifiers or baby bottles. The feedings should be frequent and close-ups and during the night must meet the same intervals. Because breast milk is composed of 87% of water is not necessary to administer other liquids such as water or herbal teas.

Of course, breastfeed your baby can be tiring but it makes countless benefit mother and child. First strengthens the bond between the two and facilitate the proper and balanced physical and psychological development of the baby. Breastfeeding is also practical, because the child can be fed at anytime and anywhere, and economic, because obviously the mother’s milk does not cost anything! Finally, it is true that there are forbidden foods during lactation, if anything it should reduce the consumption of foods which may also disturb the mother and, as always, limit your intake of alcohol (it is true that the beer or red wine are increase the production of milk!)

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