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What does baby-friendly mean?

When a baby is born, mothers are always advised to \”do baby friendly,\” but what does this really mean?

Baby-friendly simply means 6-months of exclusive breastfeeding of a child.

Baby-friendly benefits both mother and child.

It helps provide antibodies to boost the child\’s immune system against infection.

It helps the mother and child bond better.

It reduces the risk of the child developing allergies and becoming overweight.

Mummy also enjoys the benefits of baby-friendly, including reducing the risk of post-partum bleeding, developing heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and breast cancer, and ovarian cancer in later life.

Amazing right?

So, whenever you have the chance, share what you know about baby-friendly and help a new mother enjoy the benefits.

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