Vitamins are essential for your baby's growth and development. If you're a healthy mom who eats a well-balanced diet, your breast milk contains most, if not all the vitamins that your healthy full-term baby needs.

However, for the most part, your breast milk has enough custom-made nutrition full of all the nutrients, including vitamins, to support your child as they grow. Here are the main vitamins found in breast milk.

Breastmilk contains the following vitamins:

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) - is a strong antioxidant. It helps to heal the body, support the immune system, and aid in the body's absorption of iron.

Vitamin B6 - required for healthy brain development.

Folate - contributes to the health and development of children.

Vitamin B12 - needed for cell growth and the early growth and development of the nervous system

Breastmilk contains the following vitamins:

Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), and Pantothenic Acid (B5)

All B vitamins help to convert food into energy that the body needs to grow, develop, and function. They are also necessary for the skin, hair, eyes, and the nervous system including the brain. Thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid can be found in breast milk at levels that depend on your diet.