How much to feed an infant?Photo: Getty According to the recommendations of specialists, breastfeeding is necessary for the child's organism for at least a year. If the mother is able to continue feeding the child with the most unique product that nature has given, then you should continue feeding until 2.5 years
How much to feed an infant: the benefits of breastfeeding
In the first six months, mother's milk is vital; it contains a whole “arsenal” of valuable and irreplaceable microelements, vitamins, and minerals.
- Only with 7 months of the child needs a more varied diet and you can add so-called "complementary foods".
- The blessing now is a huge quantity of qualitative names of a children's feed and there is an opportunity to choose more suitable.
- Primary women are lost in the question of how many times to breastfeed.
- Up to 6 months you need to feed every 3-4 hours, when entering artificial feed from 7 months, at night, but not more than 2-3 times a day.
But the most important thing is to breastfeed as much as possible.longer, because such children grow stronger, they have excellent immunity, the body grows according to age, normal microflora, the gastrointestinal tract works like a clock. According to research, women who do not think about how much to breastfeed a baby raise healthy offspring. Mother's milk after 2 years of the baby's life and more continues to remain an invaluable product due to its unique components:
- Vitamin A - affecting the condition of the skin, eyes, hair, nails, bone structure.
- Iron - preventing anemia.
- Vitamin C is an excellent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.
- Bifido and lactobacillus, improving the work of the intestines, etc.
And yet: is it worth and how much to feed the baby with breast milk?
Scientists have proven that children with naturalbreastfed babies do not suffer from allergic reactions to food, unlike those who are fed with artificial mixtures. When sucking milk from the mother's breast, the baby develops a normal bite, and the facial muscles work.
- A study was recently conducted in whichstudied the speech of babies of different types of feeding. As it turned out, children with breastfeeding almost do not have logopedic pathologies, and artificial ones often lisp.
- It turns out that the amount of time a child is breastfed directly affects his psychological state.
- Another factor affecting the quality of life is the shape of the teeth.
- The maternal breast is a soft tissue and does not give a chance for curvature of teeth, caries, stomatitis, etc.
The valuable calcium content in breast milk strengthens bone structure and prevents inflammation of cartilage tissue. Also interesting: