• Question: when we are baby's do we have the same immune system as when we are adult's?

    Asked by Mariiiabou to Carmen, Daniel, Laura, Noel, Steph on 11 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Noel Carter

      Noel Carter answered on 11 Mar 2015:

      Yes but it isn’t as mature so we don’t have lots of cells that produce all of the antibodies that we will develop over the years. That is why breastfeeding is important because in the milk there are lots of antibodies to help protect the baby from infection. After about 4 months the baby then can produce lots of antibodies all by itself.

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