Care and feeding after childbirth
Within the first few hours after birth, most healthy newborns can instinctively move to their mother’s breast and attach all on their own. This early breastfeeding gives your baby a healthy start. The skin-to-skin contact keeps her at a perfect body temperature and stimulates her feeding instincts. Your baby will benefit from an early dose of colostrum, the rich and protective first milk.
Her suckling will help contract your uterus and speed up delivery of the placenta.
Early breastfeeding is also important in helping you bond with your baby.
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Within the first few hours after birth, most healthy newborns can instinctively move to their mother’s breast and attach all on their own. This early breastfeeding gives your baby a healthy start. The skin-to-skin contact keeps her at a perfect body temperature and stimulates her feeding instincts. Your baby will benefit from an early dose of colostrum, the rich and protective first milk.
Her suckling will help contract your uterus and speed up delivery of the placenta.
Early breastfeeding is also important in helping you bond with your baby.
This video will show you the natural process of starting early breastfeeding through the journeys of 3 newborns.
