BREASTFEEDING: THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CHILD’S FUTURE
The modern woman have been mistakenly led to believe that breastfeeding may be unnecessary, since baby food formula does very well as a substitute for breast milk. This idea has been promoted by the baby food formula manufacturing firms to sell their products. These firms have been economical with the truth neglecting the risk associated with not taking breast milk. Anyway, they are in business to make profit, so you won’t blame them.
Also majority of women are afraid to spoil their beautiful, firm, pointed breast and figure through breastfeeding of their baby. Anyway, your baby’s health and future is more important than your breast and there are ways to still keep your breast and figure in shape during and after breastfeeding. For more info on homemade breast firming techniques, visits http://funtaxticsolutions.blogspot.com.
Breast feeding has numerous benefits to a child and even to the mother. Breast feeding is very effective in protecting a woman against breast cancer. Suckling of the breast by the baby is a form of breast massage. This promotes healthy breast lymphatic drainage that prevents accumulation of toxic, metabolic and cellular wastes which can trigger cellular changes in breast and thus cancerous growth.
The world health organization (WHO) has recognized the fact that “ the best vaccine against common infectious disease is adequate diet which should commence during infancy. The human breast milk is biochemically unique in its composition, perfectly designed by nature to give the newborn all that it require nutritionally at this important first phase of physical growth in life. Adequate breastfeeding of the child during this period is not only the best vaccine but the act is equally the most effective means of laying foundation for the immediate and future health of the child.
The human breast milk unlike the human bodily fluid is a living fluid constantly changing in composition. It varies from feed to feed between morning and evening and from day to day according to the nutritional need of the child. The human breast milk composition is made up of mainly water (90%), proteins, lipids, oligosaccharides, hormones, enzymes, minerals, vitamins, growth factors, antibodies and other undiscovered components.
Breast feeding is known to help promote the mental, emotional, spiritual development of the child later in life. It enhances the proper development of the brain, central nervous system and the child’s intelligent quotient (IQ). Also breast feeding promotes retinal growth and correct visual defects.
The effectiveness of immunization against polio and tetanus is enhance through adequate breast feeding. A well breast fed child has a reduced risk of heart disease, hypertension and infertility later on in life as an adult.
Breast milk changes in nutritional composition and volume can never be duplicated by the manufacturer of baby food formula. Also the manufacturers of baby food formula will never tell you that children fed with baby food formula have an increase risk of infant diarrhea, respiratory tract problems, microbial infection and calcium deficiency couple with its attendant health problems. From the above, you can see that there is no substitute for breast milk. Laying the good foundation of a child starts with breast feeding. You want an intelligent and healthy child that will make you proud tomorrow, the secret is breast feeding.



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