The birth of a baby is as much a cause of perplexity for the family as it is an occasion of joy for them. One of the matters causing such perplexity is the matte of feeding the baby.
The world health organization, the UNCEF, the International Organization of Gynecologists and Pediatricians, all these bodies have unequivocally declared that mother’s milk is the best food for the newly born baby, and no other kind of milk or baby food can ever rival it in nutritive value. It is Nature’s supreme gift to the baby. It is replete with all the nutritional ingredients necessary for the growth and development of the baby. It enables the baby to resist the onslaught of diseases and imparts immunity to infections.
If the lactation of the mother is adequate in amount, the baby can be fed exclusively on breast milk for the first three months. After that, supplementary nutrition becomes necessary for proper growth and development of its body. Some easily digestible foods of high nutritive value can then be given to the baby in addition to mother’s milk.
Nutritive ingredients in mother’s milk: A thick, viscous yellowish milk-like fluid is secreted in the mother’s breasts called the ‘colostrums’. This fluid, which differs a little from mother’s later milk, is not only highly nutritious for the baby, but also contains large amounts of vitamin A, and, what is more important, antibodies to fight various infections and diseases. Every understanding and healthy mother should insist on giving this fortifying food to her child.
The nutritive value of colostrums can be gauged from its composition, here given in terms of grammas of the constituents per 100 grammas of colostrums.
The world health organization, the UNCEF, the International Organization of Gynecologists and Pediatricians, all these bodies have unequivocally declared that mother’s milk is the best food for the newly born baby, and no other kind of milk or baby food can ever rival it in nutritive value. It is Nature’s supreme gift to the baby. It is replete with all the nutritional ingredients necessary for the growth and development of the baby. It enables the baby to resist the onslaught of diseases and imparts immunity to infections.
If the lactation of the mother is adequate in amount, the baby can be fed exclusively on breast milk for the first three months. After that, supplementary nutrition becomes necessary for proper growth and development of its body. Some easily digestible foods of high nutritive value can then be given to the baby in addition to mother’s milk.
Nutritive ingredients in mother’s milk: A thick, viscous yellowish milk-like fluid is secreted in the mother’s breasts called the ‘colostrums’. This fluid, which differs a little from mother’s later milk, is not only highly nutritious for the baby, but also contains large amounts of vitamin A, and, what is more important, antibodies to fight various infections and diseases. Every understanding and healthy mother should insist on giving this fortifying food to her child.
The nutritive value of colostrums can be gauged from its composition, here given in terms of grammas of the constituents per 100 grammas of colostrums.
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