Breast Feeding
Breast Milk is the most appropriate nourishment for new-borns baby . Recently there is a remarkable increase in number of mothers who breast feed their infants during the first two or three days after delivery the breast secrete colostrum only but it is important that the baby is put to the breast in order to promote bonding between the baby is put to the breast in order to promote bonding between the Mother and baby, to stimulate the secretion of milk and to teach the baby to suck.
Conduct to find informal interview with mother in your family and neighborhood to find how many mothers are award of goodness hidden in colostrum .
Composition of Colostrum
For the first 2 days colostrum is secreted and on the 3rd and 4th days the secretion changes to normal breast milk. Colostrum is a yellow fluid containing large, fat globules, the colostrum corpuscles and it has a high mineral, moderate protein and low sugar content. Colostrum has a high content of antibodies , especially Secretary IGA, which play an important part in protection against infection.