Tag archives for Breast-feeding
The breastmilk checklist: Things to know
Ayurveda elaborates on a unique yet scientific set of facts surrounding breastmilk. The scriptures present several details regarding the formation of breast milk, ejection and the quality of breastmilk. Breastmilk…
Feeding your baby: From breastmilk to solids
The initiation, duration, and exclusivity of breastfeeding depend greatly on the mother’s perception of 'adequate breastmilk for her baby. Subsequent transition to semi-solids and solids is a decision that mothers…
Breastfeeding techniques- lessons for first time mothers – Part 2
Breastfeeding is a natural opportunity to communicate love at the very beginning of a child's life, providing hours of closeness, nurturing every day. This is part two of a two…
Breastfeeding techniques- lessons for first time mothers – part 1
Breast milk is the best gift that a mother can give her newborn baby. It is a unique way with which a mother fulfils her role of a nurturer .…
Breastfeeding – Lesser known facts
“Human milk is made for human infants. It meets all their specific nutrient needs,” said Ruth Lawrence, MD, Paediatrics, University of Rochester, New York. A mother’s breast milk is said…