No, breast milk does not produce mucus
How much the health of a baby worries, but how difficult it is to communicate with them to know what happens to them. The youngest of the house do not dominate in language so it is impossible to explain what affects them, which is why parents sometimes let themselves be guided by what they hear from other parents or directly relate concepts that do not keep link.
An example is breast milk, which many parents believe that produces snot in their children to appear these at the stage in which they take the breast. However, the infections that causes this substance to be generated in the nose of the smallest. However, from the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, AEP, it is clarified that this myth is false and that both topics are unrelated.
Smears and infections
Is breast milk able to produce mucus? The answer is no, these appear as a consequence of the infections that these children go through. Young children suffer from 6 to 8 conditions of this type at the end of the year during the preschool stage and from 5 to 6 infections at school age, decreasing in the adolescence.
This number may be higher in young children who go to daycare or have older siblings, since their immune system, still to be developed, makes them more vulnerable to these infections. The most frequent are colds, which come accompanied by snot, cough and phlegm. In the case of nursing infants the appearance of this mucosa may be related to their diet, based almost exclusively on liquids, which allows their generation, however it is not what causes them.
In fact, as remembered by the AEP, breast milk is an important source of calcium and antibodies that help the proper development of children. Therefore, it is recommended to bet on this diet during the first years of life of the smallest.
Benefits of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding does not produce mucus, but as has been said, it is a very beneficial food for the little ones. These are some of the points in which it contributes:
- Provides the necessary nutrients in the proper proportion and temperature. It digests and assimilates with great ease, saving discomfort for the baby's digestive system, including diarrhea, constipation and colic.
- Provides antibodies from the mother and lengthens the period of natural immunity.
- Reduces the predisposition to respiratory diseases.
- Prevents allergies.
- Reduces the risk of developing obesity. Breast milk contains the exact nutrition that the baby requires so there is less chance of increasing the right weight and eating only the amount needed.
- It favors the correct development of the jaw, teeth and speech. Thanks to the act of suction, it contributes to the advance of the baby's jaw reaching an appropriate position around 8 months.
- Creates a strong bond between mother and child. Covering needs such as proximity and security that favor the child's self-esteem and the relationship with the mother.
Damián Montero
