When the baby arrives, your world could turn upside down - purely out of happiness and love.
Partly, too, because of all the new issues to take care of and master.
Upon giving birth, you sometimes feel that your maternal instinct is supposed to wake up and guide you to succeed in all the new phases with your baby.
Not with breastfeeding! Too often, breastfeeding is stopped before it properly even started because one did not get the proper guidance.
You might face different challenges with breastfeeding: your baby might not know how to suckle, you might not have enough milk, your nipples might become incredibly sore, and your breasts could feel painful and hot.
It is truly important to seek for breastfeeding support.
It does not need to be extensive.
A single face-to-face discussion with a lactation specialist has been found to be incredibly useful in helping mothers and their newborn to succeed in breastfeeding.
This study was done in the National University Hospital in Singapore and published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2007 issue.
Breastfeeding has well known benefits for both the mother and the baby.
Even if you are able to breastfeed for only a short time, your baby's immune system can benefit from breast milk.
Breast milk has agents, called antibodies,to help protect newborn from bacteria and viruses.
Recent studies show that babies who are exclusively breastfed for six months are less likely to develop a wide range of infectious diseases, including ear infections, diarrhea, and respiratory illnesses.
They also have fewer hospitalizations compared with babies who were not breastfed.
Breast milk is the most complete form of nutrition for infants.
A mother's milk has just the right amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein that is needed for a baby's growth and development.
Most babies find it easier to digest breast milk than they do milk formula.
The longer you breastfeed your baby, the less likely he or she is to have weight problems during the teen years.
Young children who were breastfed as a baby are also more resilient to stress and less anxious.
Nursing consumes the extra body fat that was stored for this purpose during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding helps the uterus to get back to its original size and lessens the bleeding after giving birth.
As a long-term benefit, breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and possibly the risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis after menopause.
Over all, breastfeeding makes your life easier - it saves time and money.
Partly, too, because of all the new issues to take care of and master.
Upon giving birth, you sometimes feel that your maternal instinct is supposed to wake up and guide you to succeed in all the new phases with your baby.
Not with breastfeeding! Too often, breastfeeding is stopped before it properly even started because one did not get the proper guidance.
You might face different challenges with breastfeeding: your baby might not know how to suckle, you might not have enough milk, your nipples might become incredibly sore, and your breasts could feel painful and hot.
It is truly important to seek for breastfeeding support.
It does not need to be extensive.
A single face-to-face discussion with a lactation specialist has been found to be incredibly useful in helping mothers and their newborn to succeed in breastfeeding.
This study was done in the National University Hospital in Singapore and published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2007 issue.
Breastfeeding has well known benefits for both the mother and the baby.
Even if you are able to breastfeed for only a short time, your baby's immune system can benefit from breast milk.
Breast milk has agents, called antibodies,to help protect newborn from bacteria and viruses.
Recent studies show that babies who are exclusively breastfed for six months are less likely to develop a wide range of infectious diseases, including ear infections, diarrhea, and respiratory illnesses.
They also have fewer hospitalizations compared with babies who were not breastfed.
Breast milk is the most complete form of nutrition for infants.
A mother's milk has just the right amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein that is needed for a baby's growth and development.
Most babies find it easier to digest breast milk than they do milk formula.
The longer you breastfeed your baby, the less likely he or she is to have weight problems during the teen years.
Young children who were breastfed as a baby are also more resilient to stress and less anxious.
Nursing consumes the extra body fat that was stored for this purpose during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding helps the uterus to get back to its original size and lessens the bleeding after giving birth.
As a long-term benefit, breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and possibly the risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis after menopause.
Over all, breastfeeding makes your life easier - it saves time and money.
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