During the first months of life a baby must be fed exclusively with breast milk, this provides benefits for its growth and development, both physically and in strengthening its defenses. It has the right amounts of carbohydrates, protein, and fat.
It provides the digestive proteins, minerals, vitamins and hormones that babies need. It has antibodies that help keep the baby from getting sick.
But not only the little one receives the benefits, the mother also protects herself from heart disease, prevents breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, and reduces the risk of osteoporosis after menopause. Specialists recommend breastfeeding because it also strengthens the bond between mother and baby.
Breast milk is a natural and renewable food that does not need packaging, transport or fuel to prepare.
For every million babies fed infant formula, 150 million containers are used which is a lot of garbage, so it is also good for the environment.
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