“A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three.” -Grantly Dick-Read Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing your baby with the perfect nutrients to aid in brain and body development. It can reduce the impact of infection and provide special protection for premature or ill infants. For the mother it can help reduce the risk of breas

Babies have an innate ability to be born and to breastfeed. We can learn a lot by observing what babies do when in their natural habitat. One of the biggest questions new parents often ask has to do with what’s normal for feeding, sleep times and awake times. Breastfeeding lays the foundations for a lifelong relationship and creates mutual dependency between mother and child. Mothers are active participants in the breastfeeding process. It is an innate and acquired behavior.

Here is a link to the pdf handout. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvuFPdL6dqE_3JC3liAapb031iAwtStD/view?usp=sharing

You found out about the hard work of birth, now you are finding out about the hard work of mothering. Often women just think about what...