Why Breast Milk Important

Why Breast Milk Important?

Breast milk exclusively means giving only breast milk alone to the small, (no extra fluids, such as infant formula, juice, honey, water, tea, and other foods such as bananas, milk porridge, biscuits, rice porridge and other etc.) until the age of 6 months. With a good lactation management, production of breast milk is expressed simply as the sole food for normal growth in infants up to age 6 months. That is why the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breast milk given to infants aged 6 months.

Exclusive breast milk should be given to infants aged under 6 months of age because the baby has not been able to digest food other than breast milk. Breast milk also contains digestive enzymes that can not be produced by the newborn. In the long term provision of breast milk to prevent child later suffered from obesity and diabetes mellitus.

Common obstacles encountered in large cities are working mothers. However, with determination and management of lactation, working mother can still deliver milk of exclusive Mother. The trick is: Mother's Milk store in a sterile container and tightly closed. Currently in a variety of baby equipment stores, has provided a special plastic bags for storing breast milk. Breast milk can last 6 hours at room temperature, and longer when stored in a refrigerator. Before being given to the small, warm breast milk by soaking the container in a bowl breast milk or warm water-filled panic. With this method you do not have to worry about your child did not receive breast milk exclusively, even though you are busy on the move.