Customized nutrition
Breast milk is a real treasure for your baby's growth and development. Each mother produces milk that is perfectly adapted to the specific needs of her child. Its composition of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and minerals is unique, balanced and above all easy to digest. This natural nectar is the best source of nutrition to ensure an optimal start in life.
A “fertilizer” for the microbiota
Did you know that breast milk is also an exceptional source of microbial diversity? It contains many communities of good bacteria that are essential for your baby's intestinal health. Some experts even call it the fertilizer of the microbiota, because it plays a key role in intestinal colonization. To optimize this effect, the mother's varied and balanced diet is a real asset. The more you diversify your meals, the more baby's microbiota will be enriched and robust.
A natural immune shield
Breast milk is a veritable natural medicine cabinet. It contains immunoglobulins, cytokines, antimicrobial proteins, hormones and oligosaccharides, living molecules capable of protecting babies against many infections. From birth, its complex composition is constantly evolving to adapt to your child's specific needs: their age, health and environment. This immune shield stimulates baby's growth while laying the solid foundations for a robust immune system.
Often imitated, never equaled
It is often overlooked, but there is no point in giving water to a breastfed baby, even in the midst of your child's water, nutritional and energy needs, whatever the situation.
High outside temperatures, growth spurts, health of the mother or baby... Everything is planned!
It is this unique ability to evolve that makes breast milk inimitable. Despite scientific progress, it remains impossible to reproduce its qualities, because it adjusts in real time. This is why the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding until the baby is 6 months old. At this age, food diversification can slowly begin, while continuing breastfeeding to continue to benefit from its many benefits.
Benefits for the mother
Breastfeeding doesn't just benefit your baby: it also offers many health and wellness benefits for your mother. First, it helps your body recover after giving birth. By stimulating the production of oxytocin, a hormone that helps your uterus contract, breastfeeding helps your uterus return to its normal size more quickly and reduces the risk of postpartum bleeding.
Breastfeeding also helps burn calories, which can help you lose weight gained during pregnancy, while remaining gentle. But the benefits don't stop there: many studies show that breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, as well as the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Finally, breastfeeding is also beneficial for mental health, as it promotes the production of prolactin and oxytocin, hormones that help reduce stress and strengthen the unique bond between mother and baby.
Breastfeeding is therefore beneficial for the body, health and morale of mothers, while offering the best to baby. A real winning alliance for both!
A gift for life
Breastfeeding is more than just feeding. It is a unique bond between a mother and her child, a natural gesture with exceptional virtues for the physical and emotional health of your baby. As a mother, you are giving your baby a true legacy for life:
Better immunity, easier digestion and optimal growth.
So, if you can breastfeed, take full advantage of these special moments, knowing that you are giving your baby the best that nature has to offer.
If you would like more breastfeeding tips or to share your experience, feel free to leave a comment on Milkyhour. The floor is yours!