breastfeeding baby From the first moment the infant is applied to the breast, it must be nursed upon a certain plan. This is necessary to the well-doing of the child, and will contribute essentially to preserve the health of the parent, who will thus be rendered a good nurse, and her duty at the same time will become a pleasure. Original Source
Any woman is capable of breastfeeding her child. HOwever some circumstances make that vsry difficult ie: Large breasts, inverted nipples, failure to get a good latch on
Breastfeeding is vsry vsry timeconsuming, especially at first. To breastfeed correctly, you must allow your infant to nurse on demand to build your supply. I am breastfeeding a 6 month old, so I know, she nursed evsry 1-2 hours during the first month. It is now about evsry 3-4 hours.
2. The benefits of breastfeeding: The baby gets your immune system (LEss likely to get sick), Mom loses weight faster, Baby gets the perfect food made for him/her, FREE!
3. How? Have lots of skin to skin contact right after birth, have baby latch on within an hour of birth- this makes things easier. It really gets easier after you get over the initial soreness and your milk comes in. at first you just have colustrum.
4. Lots of patience can help the baby to breastfeed again, however some babies can’t latch on right ever and need to be fed formula.
5. Yes, with a blanket it is accepatable. It should be acceptable without a blanket as well. People should not gawk or stare at a woman breastfeeding. It is a natural wonderful thing to nourish your child and people should not turn that into a forbidden thing.
“ABC of Breastfeeding”