Question

Discuss any three reasons why breast milk is the best nutrition for an infant less than 6 months old. Furthermore, discuss the pros and cons of baby formula No more than 150 words.

Answer 1

ANS)

* Usually the breast milk carry large amount of vitamins which a young one need.The AAP mentions that every breast fed child's start earning the vitamin D in the initial months and go on till a child absorb sufficient vitamin D secured milk.

* The breast milk will also develop to fight against lots of viruses and diseases.At the time of breastfeeding,many immunizers and microbe-fighting elements move from mom to child and make a healthy immune system.

* All the breast feeding moms require 400 to 500 additional calories each day and every mothers earn this calories from different types of nutritious foods and this will offer a variety of taste to the child from their mom's milk.

Pros of baby formula:

* Any person can provide the formula milk to the child. (example;father and relatives) So,the physical attendance of the baby's mom is not mandatory.

* Normally the formula milk is very massive than the breast milk of the mother and because of that,the newborn will perceive full for prolonged time as the duration needed to assimilate the formula milk is longer.

* The formula feeding will make the mom comfortable at the time of travelling and no need to see for a room for feeding the newborn.

Cons of baby formula:

* The formula milk will make hard to digest for newborn and that may leads to abdominal ache and irritation for newborn.

* The newborn consuming the formula milk will be having too much of body weight.

* The newborn consuming formula milk will use more time to grow immune system as related to infants consuming breast milk.

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