04/08/2021
It’s 2021 World Breastfeeding Week
Why do we protect breastfeeding?
Every mother’s milk is especially suited for her own baby’s needs. Mature milk changes from day to day, month to month, feed to feed to suit your baby’s changing nutritional, immunological and developmental needs.
- Exclusively breastfeeding your baby, with no other milks, food, or drinks, provides all the nutrients required during the 1st 6 months
- At about six months it is further recommended that you begin to offer solid foods while continuing to breastfeed until 12 months. Breastmilk provides ½ of the nutritional requirements during the 2nd 6 months
- Breastfeeding can continue to provide health benefits in your baby’s second year of life and beyond. Breastmilk provides ⅓ of the nutritional requirements during the 2nd year.
The longer you breastfeed the greater the benefit.
