Feeding baby..
Babies need only milk as food for their first 6 months. The most natural food for human babies is human milk, that is, breast milk.
Discuss with your partner how your baby will be fed, explore what you can put in place before the baby is born and how you can support each other in meeting this important need for your baby. This may be one of the first important decisions you will make for your baby.
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Discuss with your partner how your baby will be fed, explore what you can put in place before the baby is born and how you can support each other in meeting this important need for your baby. This may be one of the first important decisions you will make for your baby.
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The World Health Organization recommends that all babies be breastfed.
To watch a 10 minute video on breastfeeding, follow the link. Image:Breastfeeding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org A hospital booklet aims to give parents general information on breastfeeding while recognizing that every mother’s and baby’s breastfeeding experience is unique. Mum and baby will learn together what works for them. So be patient, it takes time for breastfeeding to become fully established.
Skin to skin contact means you're getting as close as possible to your baby and is really good for both you and your baby, helping you relax and get to know each other. For more on dads and skin to skin with your baby, click on the link.
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Some advice from a midwife specialist in breastfeeding: Looking after a new baby is a time of change and a learning process for parents. It takes time to recognize your baby’s cues to feed so be patient; parents and their baby will learn together what works for them. While breastfeeding her baby, mum and baby have a special relationship due to the hormones that are released while feeding. Babies spend a lot of time feeding in the early weeks so although a breastfed baby will spend a lot of time with mum, they love being with dad as well. So how can dads help mums who are breastfeeding?
For information on sterilization of feeding and other equipment and Formula feeding follow the link.
Image: Burping | Flickr - Photo Sharing!www.flickr.com If you are worried that your baby is bringing back up a lot of their feed, click here for helpful tips. Babies can become constipated: follow the link for details of how to deal with this. |