Producing healthy children is one of the most important roles we have as parents. Nutrition is the key to growth and development of an infant. Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants. Until solid foods are introduced - breast milk can be a complete source of nutrition for infants. There is no question about that in the mind of anyone. Breast milk is easy to digest, always available, comes at the rigth feeding temperatures, and carries little infectious risk. A mother's milk has amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein that is needed for a baby's growth and development.
At 4 to 6 months, infants require additional iron, preferably in the form of iron-fortified cereal. Although such young infants are unable to swallow much of the food or to digest completely what they do swallow, solid foods were thought to help the baby grow and sleep through the night. Iron is essential for growth and development, and iron-deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States.
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