Benefits of Colustrum for Babies
Colostrum or early milk that comes out in the first days of life contains the highest immune substances than at any other time in life.
Colostrum also accelerates the release of meconium (first, dark, sticky stool) from the baby’s digestive system. Perform Early Initiation of Breastfeeding (IMD) and combined care to ensure newborns get colostrum as early and as often as possible.
Breast milk contains 100% of the nutrients a baby needs for the first 6 months of life. In addition, breastmilk is easy to digest, always available, ensuring that the baby’s nutritional needs are always met.
Breast milk also contains immune substances that can prevent common ailments in children such as diarrhea and pneumonia, which cause two-thirds of child deaths worldwide.
Breastfeeding also benefits the mother. Can be used as a natural birth control (Lactation Amenorrhea Method), prevent breast and ovarian cancer, accelerate the mother’s return to pre-pregnancy weight, and prevent obesity.
