Sharing with you some research that I have done on what natural/herbal products work best for low milk supply on How to choose a safe, natural, healthy and effective product to produce more breast milk. Breastfeeding is not a easy task which requires lots of patients and persistent but you will find all your work are worthwhile doing.
1. Breast milk is the perfect food and the best choice for your new baby.
Breast milk contains all of the proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that your baby needs in exactly the right proportions. It also provides many antibodies and enzymes that aid the baby in digestion. Formulas do their best to emulate the nutritional content of breast milk but they cannot copy these antibodies and enzymes. Unless there is a medical problem with the mother that would prevent her from breastfeeding, breast milk is the healthier choice for the new baby.
You have always heard that breastfeeding was better for your new baby than bottle feeding with formula. But is it really better? How does a baby that is breastfed benefit over a baby that was bottle fed? A breastfed baby will benefit in four ways. Breastfeeding provides a baby with better nutrition than formula, helps the baby's immune system develop, aids in brain development and intelligence, and leaves a baby less likely to be overweight or obese as they grow older.
2. Antibodies in Breast Milk help Baby’s Immune System
The antibodies in breast milk help the baby's immune system develop properly and strengthen it. The antibodies the baby receives through the breast milk from its mother will aid the baby not only in fighting off infections and diseases as an infant but also later in life. Breastfed babies have lower incidences of jaundice, thrush, and ear infections.
3. Breastfeeding helps Baby’s Brain Development
Breastfeeding aids in the brain development of your baby. Experts are not sure exactly how breastfeeding improves the development of intelligence in children but many studies have shown that breastfed babies have higher intelligence than those that were bottle fed. Some studies have shown that breastfed babies can have IQ's as much as 7 points higher than their bottle-fed counterparts as they approach school age.
4. Breastfeeding avoids Baby to Gain Unwanted Weight
Breastfed babies are less likely to be overweight or obese as they get older. Formula can raise the insulin levels in the baby's blood making it easier for its body to change glucose into fat. This can train the body to make it easier to gain body fat and this will follow the baby throughout life making it much easier to gain body fat. This insulin reaction is not triggered by a mother's breast milk and in turn breastfed babies tend to be thinner as adults and much less likely to gain unwanted weight.
These are four very important lifelong benefits that you can pass on to your baby should you choose to breastfeed. Breastfeeding will provide your baby with the perfect food to meet all of its nutritional requirements and more. The antibodies and enzymes present in a mother's breast milk greatly enhance the baby's immune system. Breastfed babies tend to develop higher intelligence than bottle fed babies. And babies who get breastfed are much less likely to be overweight or obese as they grow older and into adulthood. You can feel comfortable that if you make the choice to breastfeed your baby you will be giving it a head start in life.
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