Sentences with phrase «colostrum during her first few days of life»

Remember, your baby does not need very much colostrum during her first few days of life because her stomach is extremely small and still filled with water from the womb.

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You may not think your baby is getting enough breast milk during the first few days of life when you're only making 1 to 2 ounces of colostrum a day, and that's an understandable concern.

Since colostrum is a concentrated, easily digested food that is produced especially for a newborn to receive all the necessary nutrients, breastfed babies do not need liquid so necessary for artificially - fed newborns during the first few days of life.

During the first few days of life, breast milk contains colostrum, the wonderful fluid rich in immune factors and nutrition which make breastfeeding so beneficial in boosting a newborn's immune function.

In addition, colostrum produced by the mammary glands during the first few days of a baby's life helps guard him against colds, flu, polio, staph infections and viruses.