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Cant remember if you registered*Information for Healthcare Professionals only. Breastfeeding is best for babies.
Breastfeeding is best for babies.
Information for Healthcare Professionals only.
Important notice: We believe that breastfeeding is the ideal nutritional start for babies and we fully support the World Health Organisation’s recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life followed by the introduction of adequate nutritious complementary foods along with continued breastfeeding up to two years of age. We also recognise that breastfeeding is not always an option for parents. We recommend healthcare professionals to inform parents about the advantages of breastfeeding. If parents consider not to breastfeed, healthcare professionals should inform parents that such a decision can be difficult to reverse and that the introduction of partial bottle-feeding will reduce the supply of breast milk. Parents should consider the social and financial implications of the use of infant formula. As babies grow at different rates, healthcare professionals should advise on the appropriate time for a baby to begin eating complementary foods. Infant formula and complementary foods should always be prepared, used and stored as instructed on the label in order to avoid risks to a baby’s health.
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Humans are the only mammals who feed their young special complementary foods before weaning their young off breastmilk (in the context of the termination of suckling). 1 Early weaning is likely due to our slow post-natal growth and likely due to our brain size. 1 Did you know that the human brain is more than three times larger than our closest relative, the chimpanzee? In human adults, the brain accounts for 2% of body mass but consumes 25% of resting energy expenditure.