Sentences with phrase «breastfeeding than nutrients»

Formulas succeed only at making babies grow well, usually, but there is more to breastfeeding than nutrients.

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While breast milk is known to offer an array of benefits to infants, including supplying vital nutrients, several recent studies have revealed that women who choose breastfeeding after pregnancy may be giving their children the gift of more than just a steady food source.

Despite the fact that breast milk is the perfect food for babies, containing more than 400 nutrients that can not be duplicated by formula, fewer than half of all babies are exclusively breastfed during their first day or two in the hospital.

Many studies on breastfeeding preterm and low birth - weight babies complain that the nutrients in breast milk are lower than in chemically derived milks, and breastfed preemies sometimes gain weight more slowly during their stay in the hospital.

If you can not or choose not to breastfeed, however, formula is better to use than cow's milk because it contains the nutrients that most infants need.

They recognize that breastfeeding provides far more than nutrients to babies; it is a source of tremendous nurture and comfort for little ones.

There is rarely a more nutritionally demanding time during a woman's life than pregnancy (and later breastfeeding), when your intake of nutrients from foods and supplements are needed not only to keep your body running but also to nourish and support your rapidly growing baby.