WHY BREAST FEEDING IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH - MOTHER & BABY ??

 As World Breast Feeding Week is celebrated from 1st August - 7 th August every year.

The Aim for celebrating this week is to promote Breast Feeding for improving baby's growth naturaly.

Breast Feeding has different Benefits for mother & also the Breast Milk has different benefits explained in Ayurveda & also in modern science.

In Ayurveda Breast Milk is known as Stanya. It has Madhur Rasa, Sheeta virya & Kashaya Anurasa.

STANYA alleviates Vata Dosha, Pitta Dosha & Shrama( Lethargy).

Qualities of Stanya -

 - Medhya ( Improve memory & intellect)

-  Balya ( Gives strength)

-  Hridya ( Pleasant for mind and body )

-  Chakshushya ( improves vision health).

                                     

STANYA Promotes - 

- Smriti ( Memory)

- Buddhi ( Intelligence)

- Ojas ( essence of sapta -dhatus)

- Kapha Dosha

- Agni ( Digestive fire)                             

                                              

Benefits of Breast Milk  for baby -

- Nutritional 

- Provides Immunity.

- Helps for Better Mental Growth.

- Provides Protection against illness.                       

                                

Benefits of Breast Feeding for Mother are - 

-  Decreases chances of post partum Haemorrhage

-  Helps Uterine involution

-  Provides Contraception 

-  Protects against Cancer of Breast & Ovary. 

                                                  

Breast Feeding helps to develop a stronger bonding between the mother & Child.