Have you been told there is no goodness in your milk after a certain age? Wondering, Is Breast Milk Still Valuable after a Child’s First Birthday? It certainly does not become less nutritional. Instead, the fat and energy content increases, and the composition of the milk continues changes from feeding to feeding and from day to day to meet the needs of the growing child. Breast milk continues to be a significant provider of nutrition. A total of 450 milliliters of milk daily provides these minimum daily requirements: 29% energy 36% calcium 76% folate 43% protein 75% vitamin A 94% vitamin B12 60% vitamin C. Breast milk is only 10% nutrition. The remaining 90% continues to contribute to the health and proper development of every system in the child. It continues to provide an essential supply of antibodies for illness protection. The immunological protection from breastfeeding actually increases during the second and third years. Breast milk is antibacterial, antiviral, anti-parasitic, and antifungal mothering/articles/breastfeeding-toddlerhood-normal-natural/
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:16:09 +0000
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