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Directions for Breast Feeding

Good Health begins with mother.There is no substitute to her milk.


Most of the babies come into the world knowing how to be breast-fed. If you get them anywhere close, they nuzzle, get attached, and suck away. Some need a little assistance.

To breast feed properly, your baby needs to open its mouth wide enough to take in the nipple and about a centimeter or two of the breast beyond it.

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

Hold the baby at your breast by positioning it on its side or tummy-to-your tummy with its mouth at nipple level. During the first breast feedings, it is often helpful to remove the upper clothing from both mother and baby to be skin-to-skin.

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 Comments Posted
I nurse my daughter, and have found that even the best techniques can still leave you with sore nipples. Once the nipple is tender, it's best to usea nipple cream to help the healing process.
Posted by : shadow lynn , 9/2/2008
many sophist femme shun breast feed cos of the cosmetic breast sag.This is prevented by keeping the baby head as above as poss at or in the armpit level while at breast.it is my observation in many tribes who tie-wrap up the baby. .
Posted by : dr george pradhan, mb , 8/23/2008
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