A member asked:

My 7 month bottle feeding baby is suffering from allergic conjunctivitis.does not breastfeeding increase the risk of allergic disease?

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Breast feeding: Breast feeding actually protects a young infant from many acquired diseases, since a newborn does not immediately produce immune protection in the immediate post delivery time frame, and maternal immunity in breast milk is passively transferred to the infant. See your pediatrician for advice on "allergic conjunctivitis" for your child.

Answered 9/14/2019

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