'Seeding' your baby’s gut with good bacteria

Breastfeeding is crucial not just in providing overall nutrition and optimal growth for your baby, but also essential in helping shape your baby’s gut microbiota as well. — AFP

Your baby’s gut microbiota begins developing after she is born, with her first exposure during vaginal birth and from breast milk.

These are the two main sources where she gets her gut microbiota mix of bacteria, e.g. Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus, and both of these good bacteria can also be acquired from probiotic-rich foods.