Breastfeeding is best for babies
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Breastfeeding is best for babies and provides many benefits. It is important that, in preparation for and during breastfeeding, you eat a healthy, balanced diet. Combined breast and bottle feeding in the first weeks of life may reduce the supply of your own breast milk, and reversing the decision not to breastfeed is difficult. The social and financial implications of using infant formula should be considered. Improper use of an infant formula or inappropriate foods or feeding methods may present a health hazard. If you use infant formula, you should follow manufacturer’s instructions for correct bottle preparation– failure to follow the instructions may make your baby ill. Always consult your doctor, midwife or health care professional for advice about feeding your baby.
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Breastfeeding

c7Breastfeeding is undoubtedly best, according to experts and lots of mums too. This section covers many aspects of breastfeeding; from the basics of how to breastfeed to why breast milk is so beneficial. It also looks at why your diet is important to your baby’s nutrition, along with the most common breastfeeding problems and solutions you might encounter as you and your baby get the hang of it.

Once you get the hang of it, it’s quick and convenient. But breastfeeding is a learned skill and many newborns need time to learn, just as you will require a strong commitment and some perseverance in the early days.  While breastfeeding is perceived as being natural and instinctual, it is common to experience difficulties because proper technique is required by both you and baby to get it right, which takes a lot of practice. It can take time and patience to figure out the technique – however, most problems can be overcome with the right education and support and the benefits breastfeeding bring to you and your baby make it worth persevering with.

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