We are going to talk about the right way to breast feed a baby. The right way is important because this is what ensures that the baby gets enough milk and will also help in preventing various problems that nursing mothers complain like soreness and pain of nipples. We will be looking at some pictures to help us in understanding the right positions and techniques of breastfeeding.
Newborn babies do not enjoy bathing. But as the baby grows older, bath time will become a thoroughly satisfying experience. He will enjoy freedom from clothes which hamper his movements, and he'll stretch and kick, crowing with delight. Merely getting clean is the least of his concerns. He becomes a real showoff and it is a pleasant moment to share with the family.
This is absolutely false. I have known a lady whose in-laws made her formula feed than breast feed because they felt that she was not producing enough breast milk for the baby. This is just not true. Women produce sufficient milk for the baby. In fact they produce much more milk than typically required by a baby. One reason that a baby may not be fed properly while breastfeeding is because he may not have latched properly to the breast.
Before the baby's birth, you probably decided whether you would feed him by breast or bottle. This is a kind of personal decision you have to make on the basis of your inner wishes, not on what other people say. Either method is all right as long as you feel right about it. The feelings seem to be more important than the kind of milk. Almost every mother will have enough milk for her baby; almost every baby will thrive on a formula.
There are very good reasons for thinking that breast-milk is the best food for a baby during the first few months of his life. Each animal has its own special milk, evolved over many centuries to provide food for that particular baby animal. This milk differs widely from one species to another. You can immediately see the difference between human milk and cow's milk. Human milk looks rather watery compared to that in the bottle left by the milkman.
The answer to the above question is as soon as possible. In fact, a full-term newborn's sucking reflex is at peak after 30 minutes or so after birth provided anesthesia has not been administered and he is not under effect of drugs. If this time of first 30 to 45 minutes is missed then the sucking reflex may not be so strong for the next 24 to 36 hours.
