Exclusive Breastfeeding to Reduce Allergy In Infants

Exclusive Breastfeeding to Reduce Allergy In Infants - exclusive breastfeeding is proven to suppress the onset of allergy cases of genetic (inherited) in infants. Allergy in infants occur most commonly when the infant under 2 years old, especially when infants under 3 months old.

Although breastfeeding can prevent allergy, mothers will still need to eat foods while breastfeeding by avoiding foods that have the potential to cause allergies.

"Healthy lifestyle mother also has an important role in preventing allergies, that is by keeping the environment clean eg keeping the house clean by cleaning your furniture from the house dust, mites and ensure indoor air flows well," he said yesterday.

Scattered dust in the air very easily inhaled and can cause respiratory problems, such as rhinitis and asthma. After getting exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, babies can start eating complementary foods, but parents still have to consider the risk infants affected by food allergies.

"To tell if your baby is allergic to food, the provision of the first complementary foods besides breast milk, it is recommended to be given one by one its kind,". If complementary foods are given several types at once, so if allergic reaction occurs, we can not determine what food or what food ingredients that cause allergies.

Eggs, milk, nuts, soy, wheat, fish, and seafood is the kind of foods that most commonly cause allergies, so it is not advisable given to infants at ages too young, because the smaller the child's age are more sensitive to the possibility of his body allergy. In addition, fruits and vegetables can be a good option for an additional food to the baby.

"Solid foods should be given when the baby is 6 months old. Introducing solid foods in infants aged 3-4 months will be able to increase the risk of allergy,"