Breast Feeding Vs Bottle Feeding

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Breast Feeding Vs Bottle Feeding

The Facts

What Breast Milk Contains?

Types of Breast Milk

* During the first few days after the birth, the breasts produce a substance called colostrum. This yellowish fluid is packed with antibodies and is very rich in protein, making it ideal for newborn babies.

* The colostrum soon changes and becomes thin and white (transitional milk). Then, on the third to fourth day, the mature breastmilk starts to come through.

* At each feed the breasts produce two types of milk: foremilk, which is produced at the beginning of a feed, and hindmilk, which has more fat, energy and essential nutrients. As babies grow it's important that they receive the hindmilk in order to meet their nutritional needs.

(www.bbc.co.uk/health)

What Infant Formula Contains?

* There are two types of formula milk: whey-dominant and casein-dominant.

* Both are based on cow's milk.

* Whey-dominant milks are the most highly modified and closest to breastmilk; therefore, these are considered to be the most suitable for babies less than three months old.

* Casein-dominant feeds are marketed as more suitable