IMPORTENCE OF BREAST FEEDINGS
For infants to survive, grow and development properly they require the right proporation of nutrients.Breast milk is rich in nutrients and anti-bodies that help your body fight off virus and bacteria.It also contains the right quantities of fat, sugar,water and protein.These nutrients are major pre-requisites to the health and survival of the body.When a child is exclusively breastfed,their immune system is strengthened,enabling it to life threatening illnesses like pneumonia and diarrhoea amongst other infections.Breastfeeding lowers your baby`s risk of having asthma or allergies. COLOSTRUM The world health organization recommended that colostrum,the yellowish sticky breast milk that is produced at the end of pregancy as the ideal food for newborns, to be giv...