How to Breast Feeding and Benefits and Tips for Breastfeeding - By: Dr. Lee Mikal

Breastfeeding practice is followed everywhere in India, except among the higher socio-economic groups, who tend to seek alternatives to breastfeeding. Ignorance of the benefits of breastfeeding and the proper method often leads to discontinuation in most cases.

Your free hand should be used to support your chest, keeping it in the baby's mouth and keep it off the baby's nose. Use your fingers under the breast with your thumb on top.

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Holding the baby in her breast by positioning it on its side or belly to belly with his mouth at nipple level. During breastfeeding in the first place, it is often useful to remove the upper garment of the mother and the baby is skin to skin.

To help your baby get started, pumping into her mouth. This encourages the baby to open wide, suck and swallow.
Breastfeeding offers many benefits to your baby. Breast milk contains the right balance of nutrients to help your baby grow strong and healthy child.

Some of the nutrients in breast milk also help protect the baby against some childhood diseases and common infections. It can also help your health. Certain types of cancer may occur less frequently in mothers who breastfeed their babies.

Women who have no health problems should try to give their babies breast milk for at least the first six months of life.

There are some cases where it is better not to breastfeed. If you have HIV or active tuberculosis should not breastfeed because it could transmit the infection to her baby. Certain medications, illegal drugs and alcohol can also pass through breast milk and harm your baby.

How to Breastfeed

1. First, get comfortable and find some inner peace. Forget everything you've read about the first time the chest, as it will make no difference in their experience. Hold your baby in his arms, cradling him that his stomach is his playing and he is facing you.

2. Holding the baby with a soft pillow and sit so you do not lean forward. You can not learn to breastfeed if you are.

3. Hold the areola of the breast has the intention of learning to breastfeed firmly but carefully, and raise the baby just before rubbing gently on the upper lip.

4. As soon as the baby opens his mouth, up a little more for your lower jaw is attached to the breast. From there, throw your head forward enough to ensure that all of the nipple can be collected at the mouth and the closure has been completed.

Benefits of Breastfeeding

1. Breast milk saves babies' lives.

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2. It is a complete food for babies and contains all the nutrients needed for his / first 6 months in balanced proportions and sufficient quantity.

3. Promotes growth and development, preventing stunting.

4. It is always clean.

5. Contains antibodies that protect against diseases, especially against diarrhea and respiratory infections.

6. He is always ready and correct temperature.

7. It is easy to digest. The nutrients are well absorbed.

8. Protects against allergies. Antibodies in breast milk protect the baby's gut by preventing the flow of harmful substances in the blood.

9. It contains enough water to baby's needs (87% water and minerals).

10. Help jaw and tooth development, the suction is developed facial muscles.

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