MilkBreastmilkThebestfoodforinfantsInfantformula:Productintendedforusebyinfantsthatsimulateshumanmilkorissuitableasacompleteorpartialsubstituteforhumanmilk
Advantagesofbreast-feedingQualityBreastmilkhasanti-infectivepropertiesBreastmilkhasbetternutritionalqualitiesEmotionalPromotesmaternal-infantbondingOtherbenefitReductioninriskofmaternalbreastcancerEasytogetandcleanPreventoverfeeding
Disadvantageofbreast-feedingNutrientdeficienciesinsufficientironVitaminDdeficiencyVolumeofintakeuncertainCanbejudgedbyweightgain,urinevolumeandsleepingqualityTransmissionofdrugs
RecommendedinfantfeedingWHO’sglobalrecommendationsforoptimalinfantfeedingare:exclusivebreastfeedingfor6months(180days)nutritionallyadequateandsafecomplementaryfeedingstartingfromtheageof6monthswithcontinuedbreastfeedingupto2yearsofageorbeyond.
Howbreast-feedinggoingonAlveolisecretingmilkandstoringinthesacsInfantsucklingthenippleOxytocinandprolactinincreaseinthebloodCausemilkejectionreflex:Musclecellscontracttomakethemilkflowalongtheducttooutside
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BeconfidentoffullbreastfeedingthebabyStartbreastfeedingasearlyaspossibleFrequentsucklingofthebreastandfeedingthebabyondemandGoodattachmentandsucklingatthebreastTrytogivebabynothingexceptbreastmilkStrategiestofulfillexclusivebreastfeeding
PopulationsFedInfantFormulasInfantswithspecialmedicalconditionsUniquegeneticdisorderse.g.,phenylketonuria(PKU)Othersystemdisorderse.g.,lactasedeficiencyMotherswithspecialconditionsNotenoughbreastmilkSomemedicalconditions:e.g.,fever,viralhepatitistypeB,HIVetal
ProperPreparationsofFormulaFoodSafety:ExpirationdateCleaningcanbeforeopeningitCleansupplies(nipplesandbottles)Washhands