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)

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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 for older or hungrier babies. Although they have the same nutritional composition, it may be that the type of curds formed in the stomach from casein take longer to digest, leaving the baby feeling fuller for longer.

(www.bbc.co.uk/health)

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