Lactose levels contained in breast milk are beneficial for the brain development of the baby
"The Lactose levels contained in milk materna - composed 85 percent by water - are beneficial for the brain development of the baby, because it is composed of a large amount of sugar, "as assured by the pediatrician, consultant Pediatrics and Neonatology Teknon Medical Center and member of the platform 'The Doctors', Jaime Pérez del Pulgar.
Del Pulgar has pointed out the importance of giving breast milk to premature children or low weight and recalled that breastfeeding provides greater protection immunological and a lower risk of allergic sensitization.
Also, the expert recalled that each animal species produces a milk with a different composition, which has a "close relationship" with the development and growth of the species. In this sense, he pointed out, the milk produced by women are those with the highest protein content, in relation to other mammals.
And is that breastfeeding not only benefits the baby in the long term but also for the mother. A study conducted in the United Kingdom has revealed that the Body Mass Index of mothers who have breast-fed their children is lower than that of bottle-fed mothers. In addition, the results of the research have shown that breast milk can influence the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
At the same time, breastfeeding causes mothers and children to have a superior "psycho-affective" development than the one that those who have not breastfeed have. "All are advantages in breastfeeding because the baby gets a better digestive, metabolic and nutritional status, having a greater immunological protection and a lower risk of allergic sensitization," he stressed.
However, this specialist has asked not to press the mothers who do not want to breastfeed their children and recalled that the current artificial milk meet all the requirements of the European Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
"If a mother can not breastfeed, she does not have to think that her son will not be well fed with the artificial milk because they are already adapted and they are completely trustworthy," said Del Pulgar to insist on the importance of not breastfeeding. pressure those who do not breastfeed their children.
Breastfeeding until two years
On the other hand, the expert has recommended breastfeeding as the only food during the first six months, from which it is necessary to introduce a supplementary feeding so that when they reach two years they stop breastfeeding.
The amount of the breast milk can be influenced by stress or other reasons, which causes that sometimes appear late. In addition, those women who have had their children through caesarean section is normal that the rise in milk is delayed until 48 hours.
Also, the expert in pediatrics and neonatology recalled that breast milk can be frozen, as long as it is extracted under strict hygienic rules and frozen immediately after its extraction.
However, depending on the freezer you have the storage time will be different: if it is a common door to the refrigerator will stay two weeks, if it is separated will last about 3 and 6 months and if separated and at a constant temperature can be kept for 6 and 12 months. However, once defrosted, it must be consumed within a maximum period of 24 hours.
Finally, Del Pulgar recalled the importance of the mother's diet and advised not to ingest those substances that are eliminated by breastfeeding and that can give a "slightly peculiar" taste to milk. In addition, it is necessary to regulate the use of drugs and not to take exciting products.
