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WHO and all medical associations recommend breastfeeding to be the best for the babies. As per recommendations, babies should be breastfed exclusively for the first 6month and untill 12month (if mother and baby are comfortable with it).

As per studies and researches, its been proved that breast milk is the ideal form of nutrition for the new born babies. Its a perfect food for human body's digestive system. It contains vitamins and minerals, lactose, proteins which are easily digestable by new born baby's immature body.

Advantages Of BreastFeed:
 

• Good for digestion
  Breast milk's components e.g vitamins, minerals, lactose, proteins, fats etc are easily digestable by new born baby's immature body. This results in very less chances of diarrhea or constipation.
• Immunity
  Breast milk increases immune system to fight against various diseases. It protects against ear, respiratory & stomach infections, asthma, allergies, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol etc.
• Cost & availability
  Breast milk doesn't cost you a penny but remember the nursing mothers should have a proper nutritious diet to help reproduction of required quantity of milk.
• Developing taste buds
  Nursing mothers are recommended to eat all kind of fruits and vegetables. The produced milk thereafter get a taste of what the mother eats. This help the baby to get the taste of different food items.
• Convenience
  Breast milk is always available fresh and at right temperature without sterilization, mixing.

Disadvantages Of BreastFeed:

• Initial Uncomfort
  For the first time nursing mothers, its uncomfort situation to breast feed thier babies. But with support from father and grandmothers, they comeove it soon.
• Time
  Yes, brest feed require your time and your free mind availability. As breast milk digests faster than bottle feed, mother are in need after every 2-3 hours particularly in the first few weeks.
• Limiting tea, coffee, wine
  Breast mild is produced from the food the mother eats. If mother is consuming tea, coffee or wine, it will affect the produced milk. Its good not to have these things in your diet or consume very less of it.