The advantages and benefits of breastfeeding can be viewed from several aspects: nutritional aspects, imunologic aspects, psychological aspects, aspects of intelligence, neurological, and economical aspects of the postponement of pregnancy.
1. Nutrition.
Colostrum Benefits,
- Colostrum contains immune substances, especially IgA to protect infants from various infectious diseases, especially diarrhea.
- The amount of colostrum produced varies depending on the suction baby's first days at the birth. Although slightly but enough to meet the nutritional needs of infants. Therefore, colostrum should be given to infants.
- Colostrum contains protein, vitamin A and contains high-carb and low fat, so in accordance with the nutritional needs of infants in the first days of birth.
- Helps remove dirt infants meconium is first greenish black.
The composition of breast milk
- breast milk easily digestible, because in addition to containing the appropriate nutrients, also contain enzymes to digest the nutrients contained in breast milk is.
• Breast milk contains nutrients that are useful for high-quality growth and development of intelligence of infants / children.
• In addition to a high protein, ASI has a comparison between Casein Whei and appropriate for babies. Whei ratio with Casein is one of the benefits of breast milk compared to cow's milk. Breast milk contains more of the 65:35 whey. Protein composition of breast milk causes more easily absorbed. While cow's milk has a ratio of Whey: Casein is 20: 80, so that is not easily absorbed.
Composition of Taurine, DHA and AA in human milk
• Taurine is a kind of amino acids in human milk second most who serves as a neuro-transmitter and an important role in brain cell maturation process. Experiments on animals showed that taurine deficiency will result in the occurrence of retinal disorders.
• Decosahexanoic Acid (DHA) and Arachidonic Acid (AA) is a fatty acid long chain unsaturated (polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) necessary for the formation of brain cells are optimal. Amount of DHA and AA in breast milk is sufficient to ensure growth and intelligence. Addition of DHA and AA in the body can be formed / synthesized from its constituent substances (precursors) that each of Omega 3 (linolenic acid) and Omega 6 (linoleic acid).
2. Aspect imunologic
• Breast milk contains anti-infective substances, clean and free of contamination.
• Immunoglobulin A (Ig.A) in the colostrum or breast milk levels are quite high. Secretory Ig.A not absorbed but can paralyze pathogenic bacteria E. **** And a variety of viruses in the digestive tract.
• Lactoferrin is a protein that is a component of immune substances that bind iron in the digestive tract.
• Lysosim, enzymes that protect babies against bacteria (E. **** and Salmonella) and viruses. Total lysosim in 300 times more milk than cow milk.
• White blood cells in the breast milk in the first two weeks of more than 4000 cells per mile. Consists of three types, namely: Brochus-Asociated Lympocyte Tissue (BALT) antibodies Respiratory, Gut Asociated Lympocyte Tissue (Galt) antibodies respiratory tract, and Asociated Lympocyte Mammary Tissue (Malt) antibodies breast tissue.
• bifidus factor, a type of carbohydrate that contains nitrogen, the growth of Lactobacillus bifidus bacteria. These bacteria maintain the acidity of the intestinal flora of infants and useful for inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria.
3. Psychological aspects
• Confidence for breastfeeding mothers: that mothers can breast-feed with breast milk production is sufficient for a baby. Breastfeeding mothers are influenced by emotions and love saying to the baby will increase the production of hormones, especially oxytocin which in turn will increase milk production.
• Interaction of Mothers and Babies: Growth and psychological development of infants depends on the mother-baby unit.
• Influence of maternal-infant contact directly: the bond of love mother-baby occurs due to various stimuli such as touching the skin (skin to skin contact). Baby will feel secure and happy because the baby feel the warmth of the mother's body and heard the mother's heartbeat that has been known since the baby still in the womb.
4. Aspects of Intelligence
• mother-infant interaction and content of nutritional value of milk is needed for the development of the nervous system of the brain that can improve the intelligence of babies.
• Research shows that IQ in babies fed breast milk has a 3.4-point IQ points higher at age 18 months, 4-6 points higher at age 3 years, and 8.3 points higher at age 8.5 years, compared with infants not breast-fed .
5. Neurological Aspects
• By sucking the breast, neural coordination with swallowing, sucking and breathing that occurs in newborns can be more perfect.
6. The Economic Aspect
• With exclusive breastfeeding, mothers do not need to pay for baby food to infants aged four months. Thus it will save expenditure of households to purchase infant formula and equipment.
7th. Aspects of Pregnancy Postponement
• With exclusive breastfeeding can delay menstruation and pregnancy, so it can be used as a natural contraceptive commonly known as the Lactational amenorrhoea method (LAM)
1. Nutrition.
Colostrum Benefits,
- Colostrum contains immune substances, especially IgA to protect infants from various infectious diseases, especially diarrhea.
- The amount of colostrum produced varies depending on the suction baby's first days at the birth. Although slightly but enough to meet the nutritional needs of infants. Therefore, colostrum should be given to infants.
- Colostrum contains protein, vitamin A and contains high-carb and low fat, so in accordance with the nutritional needs of infants in the first days of birth.
- Helps remove dirt infants meconium is first greenish black.
The composition of breast milk
- breast milk easily digestible, because in addition to containing the appropriate nutrients, also contain enzymes to digest the nutrients contained in breast milk is.
• Breast milk contains nutrients that are useful for high-quality growth and development of intelligence of infants / children.
• In addition to a high protein, ASI has a comparison between Casein Whei and appropriate for babies. Whei ratio with Casein is one of the benefits of breast milk compared to cow's milk. Breast milk contains more of the 65:35 whey. Protein composition of breast milk causes more easily absorbed. While cow's milk has a ratio of Whey: Casein is 20: 80, so that is not easily absorbed.
Composition of Taurine, DHA and AA in human milk
• Taurine is a kind of amino acids in human milk second most who serves as a neuro-transmitter and an important role in brain cell maturation process. Experiments on animals showed that taurine deficiency will result in the occurrence of retinal disorders.
• Decosahexanoic Acid (DHA) and Arachidonic Acid (AA) is a fatty acid long chain unsaturated (polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) necessary for the formation of brain cells are optimal. Amount of DHA and AA in breast milk is sufficient to ensure growth and intelligence. Addition of DHA and AA in the body can be formed / synthesized from its constituent substances (precursors) that each of Omega 3 (linolenic acid) and Omega 6 (linoleic acid).
2. Aspect imunologic
• Breast milk contains anti-infective substances, clean and free of contamination.
• Immunoglobulin A (Ig.A) in the colostrum or breast milk levels are quite high. Secretory Ig.A not absorbed but can paralyze pathogenic bacteria E. **** And a variety of viruses in the digestive tract.
• Lactoferrin is a protein that is a component of immune substances that bind iron in the digestive tract.
• Lysosim, enzymes that protect babies against bacteria (E. **** and Salmonella) and viruses. Total lysosim in 300 times more milk than cow milk.
• White blood cells in the breast milk in the first two weeks of more than 4000 cells per mile. Consists of three types, namely: Brochus-Asociated Lympocyte Tissue (BALT) antibodies Respiratory, Gut Asociated Lympocyte Tissue (Galt) antibodies respiratory tract, and Asociated Lympocyte Mammary Tissue (Malt) antibodies breast tissue.
• bifidus factor, a type of carbohydrate that contains nitrogen, the growth of Lactobacillus bifidus bacteria. These bacteria maintain the acidity of the intestinal flora of infants and useful for inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria.
3. Psychological aspects
• Confidence for breastfeeding mothers: that mothers can breast-feed with breast milk production is sufficient for a baby. Breastfeeding mothers are influenced by emotions and love saying to the baby will increase the production of hormones, especially oxytocin which in turn will increase milk production.
• Interaction of Mothers and Babies: Growth and psychological development of infants depends on the mother-baby unit.
• Influence of maternal-infant contact directly: the bond of love mother-baby occurs due to various stimuli such as touching the skin (skin to skin contact). Baby will feel secure and happy because the baby feel the warmth of the mother's body and heard the mother's heartbeat that has been known since the baby still in the womb.
4. Aspects of Intelligence
• mother-infant interaction and content of nutritional value of milk is needed for the development of the nervous system of the brain that can improve the intelligence of babies.
• Research shows that IQ in babies fed breast milk has a 3.4-point IQ points higher at age 18 months, 4-6 points higher at age 3 years, and 8.3 points higher at age 8.5 years, compared with infants not breast-fed .
5. Neurological Aspects
• By sucking the breast, neural coordination with swallowing, sucking and breathing that occurs in newborns can be more perfect.
6. The Economic Aspect
• With exclusive breastfeeding, mothers do not need to pay for baby food to infants aged four months. Thus it will save expenditure of households to purchase infant formula and equipment.
7th. Aspects of Pregnancy Postponement
• With exclusive breastfeeding can delay menstruation and pregnancy, so it can be used as a natural contraceptive commonly known as the Lactational amenorrhoea method (LAM)
