Breastfeeding can be a calming respite from the emotional ups and downs of raising a special - needs baby, and your child will reap the nutritional and immunological benefits of breast milk. (day2dayparenting.com)
What is known through studies is that babies that are continued to be breastfed continue to receive immunological benefits from the immunoglobulins, lysozyme, lactoferrin, complement, lactoperoxidase, macrophages, lymphocytes, interferon, «antistaphylococcal factor,» and «bifidus factor» contained in breastmilk. (angelfire.com)
The small amounts of «milk» they receive from their mothers in these early days, called colostrum, offers high levels of protective immunological benefits and sugars for energy and prepare the baby for the larger volume of milk that comes in by the third or fourth day of life. (aboutkidshealth.ca)