Mother Feeding

Breastfeeding is optimal for the baby for a number of psychological and physiological reasons.

Tips for breast-feeding

• Breast-feeding is about supply and demand. The more you breast-feed, the more breast-milk will be produced.Put your baby on the breast or express breast-milk if you want to stimulate a greater supply of milk.
• Skin-to-skin contact creates bonding between mother and baby.

Position for Breast Feeding

Benefits Of Breastfeeding

• The first milk of the mother s a thin yellow fluid called colostrum. Colostrum is particularly rich in calories, protein, white blood cells, and antibodies.
• Breast milk contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria. Breastfeeding lowers your baby's risk of having asthma or allergies. Plus, babies who are breastfed exclusively for the first 6 months, without any formula, have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and bouts of diarrhea.
• Because of the protective qualities of breast milk, many types of infections occur less often in babies who are breastfed rather than formula-fed.