A newborn child needs the first milk given by a woman’s breast, which is called colostrum. Colostrum is the first secretion that comes out from the mother’s breast soon after delivery of the baby. All foods eaten require nutrient dense food and contains antibodies and antixodants which are vital for the formation of a newborn baby’s immune system. It turns to the breast milk after the day of birth of your baby up to 2-4 days of your baby’s age. Colostrum is thicker and more yellow than the breast milk that is given to the baby subsequently.
Breastfeeding the baby in the first hour of childbirth enhances the good effects in multiple ways:
1. At this point initial milk is colostrum which boosts the immunity of your child in the shortest time possible.
2. Reduces the likelihood of your child getting diseases such as sepsis, pneumonia and diarrhoea.
3. Naturally warms your baby up post delivery and helps shield them from hypothermia.
4. Promotes well-being and can help control your baby’s pulse and breathing.
5. Reduces lifetime susceptibility of different diseases
6. It promotes skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the baby so that the baby can easily pick good bacteria from the mother skin, and the temperature is well controlled.
7. It also assists boost the affection which exists between the mother and the child and makes the chances of being able to breast feed your child very high.