Breastfeeding

Experts agree breast milk is best for babies. It is the most nutritionally complete food your newborn will ever have. The benefits of breastfeeding for you and your baby can last a lifetime.

The milk you produce in the first few days after birth is rich in nutrients for baby’s tiny tummy. This will change to mature milk in the second week to meet baby’s growing demands. Click here to learn more: 

Depending on her level of hunger, your baby’s cues may become very obvious to you. The longer her hunger cues goes unanswered, though, the more vocal and focused she will be to communicate that she’s hungry.

Even before your baby makes her grand entrance, you may have noticed changes in your breasts. This is your body preparing to breastfeed.

And even later in life

Bottle feeding does not have to mean an end to breastfeeding. It may just be another means for your baby to continue to receive full nutrition in the form of expressed breast milk