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 half a year, mother's milk is vital, it contains a whole "arsenal" of valuable and irreplaceable microelements, vitamins, 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 - to breastfeed as possiblelonger, because such children grow stronger, they have excellent immunity, the body grows according to age, normal microflora, the digestive tract works like a clock. According to studies, women who do not think about how much to feed an infant will grow a healthy offspring. Mother's milk after 2 years of life of the baby and more continues to be an invaluable product due to 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 proved that children with naturalFeeding does not suffer from allergic reactions to food, in contrast to those fed with artificial mixtures. When sucking milk from the mother's breast, the baby develops a normal bite, the muscles of the face 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, on how much to feed the child with breast milk - his psychological state directly depends.
• 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 content of valuable calcium in breast milk strengthens the bone structure, prevents inflammation of the cartilaginous tissue. Also interesting:

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