Breast feeding will give 'break-through' to your Baby's Health

Breast milk is a milk produced by mamary glands of human female for offsprings. It is a top most and recommended feeding for the newborn baby. It is a very good source of nutrients with adequate water content.

Contents of breast milk

Proteins - 60-80%
Fats
Immunoglobilins – IgG,IgM
Carbohydrates – 40%
Vitamins – A,D,E&K

Colostrum: Its a pale yellow milk produced for first two to four days after delivery. It must be fed to the baby as it contains high amount of antibodies.

Metured milk:  After colostum metured milk will be produced from four days of delivery.

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Do you know the importance of breast milk?
Breast milk keeps our child safe from six killer diseases like
1. Measels
2. Polio
3. Tetanun
4. Diptheria
5. Whoofing Cough
6. Tuberculosis
It also controls developing early diabetes, obesity and asthama.

How long can we feed  breast milk?
It is mandatory that up to six months baby should be on only breast milk. No other supplementary foods will be added till six month from the baby birth. After six months along with breast milk supplementary foods can be added.

According to WHO breast feeding shall be continued till 2 years of age as it improves immune power, intelligence of your child. Research studies have shown that babies fed with breast milk for two years have more IQ comparative to babies who lacks breast milk.
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Storage of breast milk
   Hope you will be surprised, yes we can store breast milk for about 12 months in deep freezer. It is help full to employed mothers and also in case of travelling.
 Steps to be followed while storage
Extraction of breast milk
1. Firstly wash your hands with soap and water or clean with sanitizer.
2. Extract milk using breast-pump

Sterilization of articles
      Sterilize the collecting bottle, breast pump, feeding bottle. To sterilize, first wash the articles with dish washer and boil in a large bowl containing water.
Storage of milk
1. Milk should be collected in glass bottle or in air tight container which is BPA- Free.
2.  It can be stored under room temperature for about four hours.
3. In deep freezer can be stored till12 months.
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How to use stored milk?
Milk stored in room temperature can be gently warmed under running warm water.
Milk placed in deep freezer should be shifted to refrigerator 12 hours before use and that should be kept under running warm water just for few minutes till milk gets warm. Once the milk is warmed it should be used completely. Any left out milk should not be reused.
Milk should never boil directly.
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MOTHERS PLEASE GIVE YOUR BABY INHERITANCE OF GOOD HEALTH WITH BREAST FEEDING