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Advanced formula ads is the beginning of the weakening of a mother giving breast milk, breastfeeding should be given until the baby is two years old.

Although the formula is made with components as closely as possible with the mother's milk (milk), milk remains irreplaceable. "During the first six months of baby's life, breast milk meets 100 percent of the babies," explained dr.Asti Praborini, Sp.A, from the Association Center Perinatologi Indonesia.


According to Rini, a component in breast milk is very specific, prepared to meet the needs and development of infants. "ASI provides imunitasi for babies because it already contained anti-viral and anti cancer. The baby was also not easy to infection. That is why infant mortality is lower breastfed," As for babies aged 6 months upwards, breastmilk still meet the 70 percent baby needs. "30 percent in the can from other foods, but not the formula," he said. This is because at the age of 6 months babies are introduced to solid foods, baby food because it must contain nutrients and nutrients needed.



Breastfeeding up to two-year-old baby is in line with international ethical codes and recommendations of the world health body (WHO). In 1981 the WHO and Unicef regulate the marketing of infant formula milk substitute marketing code and Indonesia so far has not ratified the code. "Ads milk and baby food are heavily misleading mothers