• Breast milk is the best food for babies.
• Feed babies only breast milk until four months of age and continue breastfeeding until your
child is at least one year old.
• Introduce solid foods when your baby is between four and six months old.
• Feed each new food for several days in a row before starting another new food.
• Do not put your baby down to sleep with a bottle to avoid tooth decay.
• Breast-fed babies have fewer medical problems than bottle-fed babies.
What are the benefits of breastfeeding for babies?
Compared with babies fed with formula, breastfed babies have:
• Better digestion and protection from stomach infections, such as vomiting
and diarrhea.
• A reduced risk of lung infections, ear infections, asthma and wheezing.
• Some studies suggest that breastfeeding reduces the risk of obesity, heart
disease, and diabetes.
Source: Michigan Medicine
Link: https://careguides.med.umich.edu/subject/breast-feeding
