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Breastfeeding Basics

Latching your baby on

Latching your baby on image

Breast Milk Substances

When your baby suckles your breast in the correct position, the upper and lower lips will turn over like a carp's mouth. Your baby's jaw and nose touch your breast and latches onto your arelia area deeply. He continues to suckle it deeply and regularly, and you will hear sounds of swallowing. As suckling continues, you will become used to the feeling of breastfeeding. When your baby suckles your breast in an incorrect position, your baby's head and body do not align in a straight line. Your baby will keep repeating the action of biting and suckling your nipple in a shallow and quick manner. When suckling your nipple, your baby's cheeks will sink, make sounds of smacking and regular swallowing is not heard. Position for feeding

Hold the baby at your side

Lying down position

Finishing Feeding

When you finish feeding and take your baby away from your breast, you must first stop your baby from suckling to not damage your sensitive breast tissues. If you take your baby away from your breast while he is still suckling it, your nipple will wear, causing a sore nipple. Thus, press the breast near your baby's mouth downward, pull his jaw downward and simply slip a finger in the corner of his mouth to gently break the suction. If you don't do this, you will cause yourself a lot of pain.

Making your baby burp

Making your baby burp image

Until when should I continue breastfeeding?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the continuation of breastfeeding until your baby becomes 1 year old while the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend breastfeeding until she becomes 2 years old. Still, if your baby wants it and you can keep breastfeeding, you are advised to continue breastfeeding even after your baby is over 2 years old.

When you stop breastfeeding, it should be done in a progressive manner. For example, cut down the frequency of breastfeeding, decrease the amount of milk or widen the intervals. When you reduce the frequency of breastfeeding, you may feel like the milk is filling up in your breast. In this case, do not milk them out completely, but do it in a way that feels comfortable to you.

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