Bala Ibrahim
Jigawa State Nutrition office has reacted to the women beliefs that says exclusive breast feeding causes breast to sagging.
Malam Sa’idu Umar State chief Nutrition officer disclosed this in an exclusive interview to mark the world breast feeding week with the Theme “Join Hands! Support Exclusive Breastfeeding”.said there is no breast feeding that make women breast to sag.
He explained that Research proved that breastfeeding does not in anyway negatively affect breasts shape or it’s volume.
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He described the act of some nursing mother’s who prefare not to exclusively breast feed their babies for fear of breast sag or flattened as a myth.
“So whether or not a nursing woman exclusively breastfeeds her child, the breast will still fall later in her life when it is time for the breast to rest”he said.
According to the research “Sagging of breasts might be more noticeable with each subsequent pregnancy therefore during pregnancy, the ligaments that support breasts might stretch because the breasts get fuller and heavier”.
“It however said making healthy lifestyle, such as regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet and quit smoking help in maintaining the appearance of women breasts at any stage of life”
The state nutrition officer therefore noted that exclusive breastfeeding is the best source of nourishment for infants and young children, which helps protect children against several common childhood illnesses, such as diarrhea and pneumonia which subsequently lead to his death.
He said exclusive breast feeding also helps in physical, mental and cognitive growth love and bond between the mother and the child.
” There is need for nursing mothers to look at the benefits of the breast feeding on the future of the child than any other things”
He however advised nursing mothers to immediately give their babies the first milk a mother produces, because is the natural immune system booster of a child.
