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What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
1. Milk ingredients have immunity, promote baby's digestion, promote respiratory circulation and increase vital capacity.

2. Promote oral development, and the baby's pronunciation standard may be earlier.

3. Help mother to eliminate lochia, contract uterus and lose weight.

Benefits of breastfeeding:

1. The benefits of breastfeeding for future generations

There are countless advantages of breast milk: it is rich in nutrition, easy to digest and absorb, and the ratio of protein, fat and sugar is appropriate, which is suitable for the growth and development of infants under 6 months; Breast milk has low mineral content, small buffering power and weak neutralization effect on gastric acid, which is beneficial to digestion; Low renal solute load is beneficial to protect renal function; Breast milk is rich in immune factors such as SIgA, lactoferrin, bifidus factor and lysozyme, which can prevent the occurrence of intestinal infectious diseases in infants. Breast milk also contains taurine to promote brain development, nucleotides to promote tissue development, DHA to enhance vision and so on. Breastfeeding can also promote the relationship between mother and child; Conducive to the healthy growth of babies; At the same time, it can stimulate uterine contraction and promote the early recovery of pregnant women (Table 2).

Table 2

The benefits of breastfeeding

Reduce the incidence or severity of the following diseases

It may have a protective effect on the following diseases

diarrhea

Sudden neonatal death syndrome

The incidence of respiratory tract is low.

1 type diabetes mellitus

otitis media

Inflammatory bowel disease

bacteraemia

lymphoma

Bacterial meningitis

sensitive

Neisseria porter infection

Chronic digestive tract diseases

Necrotizing colitis

urinary tract infection

After the baby is born, when sucking the mother's breast, the first thing that comes into contact with is the aerobic bacteria that need oxygen to survive on the mother's nipple, followed by the anaerobic bacteria that can survive without oxygen in the milk tube, and then the milk can be sucked. Physiological breastfeeding is the process of feeding bacteria first and then breastfeeding. This process can promote the establishment of normal flora in infants' intestines, which is not only beneficial to the digestion and absorption of breast milk, but also can promote the maturity of immune system and prevent allergies.

Specific advantages include:

(1) Breastfeeding is beneficial to the healthy growth of babies. Breast milk, especially colostrum, contains rich nutrients that babies need, and it is a high-quality milk that no dairy product can replace. Breast-feeding is very beneficial to the healthy growth of the baby.

(2) Breastfeeding is beneficial to enhance the resistance and immunity of infants. Breast milk, especially colostrum, contains a lot of antibodies that babies need to fight infection. Therefore, the baby sucks breast milk, which enhances the baby's resistance and immunity and makes the baby less sick or not sick.

(3) Breastfeeding is beneficial to the digestion and healthy development of infants. Because breast milk has many advantages, balanced nutrition and the best ratio, it is an advantage that other foods do not have or have at all. Therefore, breast-feeding is beneficial to the digestion of infants and the healthy development and growth of infants.

(4) Breastfeeding is beneficial to improve the affection between mother and child. As the saying goes, mother and son are connected. New mothers can improve their love, care and affection for their babies by stimulating them to suck their nipples. Babies will feel safe and happy when they suck breast milk. Therefore, the emotion between mother and son is constantly communicating and progressing in this subtle way, and constantly improving and sublimating.

(5) Breastfeeding is economical. Breast milk is not only beneficial to the healthy growth of babies and the recovery of new mothers, but also cheaper and more economical than other feeding products.

(6) Breastfeeding is convenient and quick. Breastfeeding has many benefits, which are not only economical, but also convenient and fast. It's really convenient to eat with you, which is very suitable for babies to eat less and eat more. Because babies don't eat regularly and quantitatively like adults, they eat when they shout, and cry when they are slow, which is irregular. If you feed with other foods, it is difficult to meet these requirements and conditions, and only the owner of breastfeeding can adapt and meet them.

(7) Breast milk is clean and safe. Breast milk is beyond reproach, it is the best food for feeding babies. It is safe, clean, non-toxic and has no side effects. It is a "safe granary" for new mothers in the world to give birth to their babies.

(8) Breastfeeding can reduce the phenomenon of infant allergy. Because breast milk is clean, safe, non-toxic, without any side effects, and has natural antibiotics, antiviral agents and so on. Breastfeeding can greatly reduce and reduce the occurrence of various allergies in infants. If you feed with other substitutes, all kinds of allergies will inevitably occur, which will lead to uncomfortable eating, unstable sleep and uncomfortable life for your baby, which will affect your baby's healthy growth.

2. The benefits of breastfeeding for mothers

Breastfeeding is beneficial to the recovery of maternal health. The new mother changed physically and mentally through childbirth. If breastfeeding can be adopted after delivery, it can help the parturient recover from uterus, reduce vaginal bleeding, prevent postpartum anemia and promote physical recovery. At the same time, it also helps to postpone the pregnancy of new mothers.

Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and breast cancer in women. Through investigation, statistics and analysis, scientists found that the chances of breast-feeding new mothers suffering from ovarian cancer and breast cancer are much lower than those of non-breast-feeding new mothers. Studies have shown that the length of breastfeeding time is an important factor affecting the incidence of female breast cancer, even exceeding the genetic factor. The study found that women who breastfeed each child for more than 6 months can reduce the risk of breast cancer by 5% even if they have a family history of breast cancer.

Women who breastfeed their babies lose weight faster and more effectively than women who use non-breastfeeding methods after childbirth.