Breast feeding

Breast feeding.
A woman can start breast feeding as soon as she delivers. Usually a baby is given breast milk within half an hr of the delivery. typically baby is requires to be fed every two or three hrs.
After delivery in the first10 days the child loses about10%of birth weight passing urine10 to12 times a day passes stools5 to6 times a day. crying constantly or irritable it indicates that the child is adequately breast fed.
Breast milk is best for babies. breast feeding reduces the incidences of cold pnemonia gastrointestinal disorders diarrhoea and sudden infants death syndrome. Colostrum the first milk produced by a mother contains immunoglobulin's IGA and IGG which protect the child against various iinfections. Breast feeding also helps in proper growth and development and preventing allergies.
The first milk is thick yellow and called colostrum.
Drink lot of water before breast feeding.
Exclusive breast feeding should be done for8 months later you can breast feed the child for long as you desire. usually babies are breast fed till the age of two years.