«But if all babies and young children were breastfed exclusively for their first six months of life and then given nutritious complementary food with continued breastfeeding up to two years of age, the lives of an additional 1.5 million children under five would be saved every year.» (who.int)
I have to ask, though, does the INGOs» emphasis on a balanced diet of nutritious complementary foods for 6 - 12mo breastfed babies not cast some doubt on the idea heard on a lot of parenting boards, that as long as an older baby is having plenty of breastmilk it doesn't matter if they are eating virtually no solids? (phdinparenting.com)
«This is why we support the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation of six months exclusive breastfeeding, followed by the introduction of adequate nutritious complementary foods along with sustained breastfeeding up to two years of age and beyond.» (babymilkaction.org)