How effective are infant food as compared to Mother's milk for Baby

Though people believe infant foods are good replacement of mother's milk but in reality they do not even come close to it. On of the only benefit they have that they are easy to digest for child and sometimes good in taste. Otherwise they are just contains wrong thing. They have wrong type of FAT content, they have wrong type of Sugar content and even protein.

Moreover, they are missing some vital nutrients found in Mother's milk. Generally the carbohydrates found in Baby Food formula are created from corn syrup and table sugar which is of no use. It has little lactose or any of the complex sugar found in mothers milk.

So, if you are thinking that instead of Breastfeeding you are giving Formula food to your toddler then you are making a mistake.

Infact Breastfeeding saves your baby child from many future complications and helps baby to have:

• Increased resistance to infections
• Earlier development of the infant immune system
• Decreased risk of ear infections
• Decreased risk of diarrhea
• Decreased risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
• Baby is less likely to be hospitalized due to serious illness
• Human milk is made to meet the specific needs of human babies, and it changes as the baby grows to offer the best combination of nutrients that make it easy for baby to digest and use