Baby’s Perfect Food

Breast milk has the perfect blend of nutrients in the exact right amounts to meet baby’s every nutritional need.

Feed baby nothing else – no other food or water – and watch him thrive for the first six months of life!

Ever-changing to suit baby’s growing needs

Breast milk’s nutrient composition is constantly changing to meet baby’s growing needs.

• Liquid gold: Colostrum

  In baby’s first few days of life, your breasts secrete colostrum, a thick yellowish substance rich in carbohydrates, protein, and antibodies. Colostrum may be low in volume but it is extremely high in nutrients and immune factors which will protect baby against harmful agents.

• Mature milk

  Mature milk comes in three or four days after birth. It is greater in volume and appears thinner and lighter in colour.

• During a feed

  The composition of your breast milk even changes during a feed. The amount of fat increases at the end, making baby full so he stops sucking. An early lesson in controlling his appetite!

Protects baby against disease

Research shows that babies who are breastfed exclusively for 6 months experience fewer illnesses in the first 12 months of life. Breast milk contains nutrients and substances that protect baby from infectious diseases, particularly diarrhoea, cold, bronchiolitis and middle ear infections.

Promotes better digestion and absorption of nutrients

Certain biological compounds in breast milk cause nutrients to be absorbed by baby effectively:

• A fat-digesting enzyme helps in digestion and absorption of fat

• An iron-binding protein helps baby absorb most of the iron in breast milk

• A high lactose content increases absorption of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals

Food for brain development

Breast milk contains essential fatty acids such as alpha linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid (LA). These are required to produce docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) which are essential for normal foetal and infant growth and development, particularly for brain development and visual acuity. Proper brain development in baby’s first year provides the foundation of his learning ability in the future.

Decreases the likelihood of allergies

Most allergic symptoms associated with formula feed are often due to baby’s adverse immune response to cow’s milk protein. With breast milk, baby is less likely to suffer from allergic symptoms such as infantile colic, vomiting, diarrhoea or bloody stools, malabsorption, eczema, allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma.

No greater love

Baby’s need to hear your heartbeat, feel your warmth and have close physical contact with you is just as intense as his need for food. No activity can meet all these needs as wonderfully and completely as breastfeeding.