Breastfeeding Basics: Know Your Milk!

Pumping milk

Experts recommend withholding pumping your milk for the first 6 weeks. Your baby should be latching directly so that your body produces milk depending on how much your baby needs. It is advisable to research what pump to buy before you give birth to lessen another to-do list while caring for a newborn. Make sure to have the pump cleaned and ready for use. Breast pumps are great for working moms who need to be back in the office soon. Keep in mind that you also need storage bags, cooler, and bottles ready. Nipple confusion is another challenge when introducing babies to bottles. Look for bottle nipples that are very similar to breast nipples to minimize confusion. You can also try cup feeding to your babies as this method reduces the risks of nipple confusion.

29 thoughts on “Breastfeeding Basics: Know Your Milk!”

  1. Very informative indeed. I have just forwarded this to my friend who has a month old baby. Although breastfeeding is always best for babies but my friend has not been really so lucky. Thought this post would help her a lot. Thanks for posting.

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  2. I’m a doctor and all our books stress the importance of breast milk and especially the colostrum has so many antibodies that its considered very very important. good informative post!

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  3. The breast milk is rich in nutrients and have antibodies that are very important for the baby. It’s importance cannot brle ignored!!! First time mothers must read it once !!!

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  4. Many Moms are lessed with lots of milk supply, and many are don’t. Eating lot of moringa leaves adds nutrients to produce breastmilk.

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  5. this is a good piece of information to all new mothers. When i had my first son i wasn’t aware of colustrum and i squeezed it out before i fed him thinking it may be old milk

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  6. Didn’t know all these things, but very useful! Not everyone is lucky to breastfeed even if they’re physically capable. There are many reasons behind that but I think it’s good to know the basics which you provide in these good tips!

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