Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein, which exists in human milk and various secretions and has the highest content in breast milk. Among them, the average content of human lactoferrin is the highest, reaching 4.9 g/L; After breast milk matures, the average content of lactoferrin decreases by about half, which is about 2.1g/L. Lactoferrin can prevent and assist in the treatment of infantile diarrhea, neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, respiratory diseases and neonatal septicemia, and also has a certain effect on improving infant anemia and promoting its growth and development.

If the baby's lactoferrin is low, it can be improved by food supplement. Babies who can eat complementary food can be supplemented with fortified iron rice paste, fish and shrimp, egg yolk, animal liver, seaweed and other foods. If you are in the stage of pure breast milk, your mother can eat more of these foods to supplement. At the same time, we can also increase the intake of vitamin C and promote the absorption of iron by eating more fruits and vegetables.