APT diet solutions by Apeksha Thakkar

Significance of mother’s milk for infants (0-2 years) Mother’s milk is the most precious gift to her newborn. Mother’s milk is complete milk for her growing child, rich in antibodies, antiviral properties acting protecting shield for new born and accelerating growth and development. WHO strongly recommends, exclusive breast feeding for first 6 months of life and continued with weaning for at least 1-1.5 years. Post-partum a special care has to be taken to ensure that the mothers produces milk from both quality and quantity aspect. Breast milk is considered to be the most sterile, purest and wholly balanced in nutrition for the tiny tot. A new mother’s diet should ensure that her nutritional requirements are enough to help her recover faster from post-partum, ensuring she is producing good quality food for her child, as her nutritional status determine the quality of milk she produces. Diet of nursing mother determines the physical and mental wellbeing of her child; the fact is establis...