How long to continue breastfeeding for is a personal decision for each family to make

How long to continue breastfeeding for is a personal decision for each family to make. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (i.e. no other fluids or solids) for six months and then continued breastfeeding combined with solid foods for 2 years or as long as mother and baby desire. Even if breastfeeding has not worked out as you had planned, you can be reassured that even a few days of breastmilk has been important for your baby. IF YOU BREASTFEED YOUR BABY FOR JUST A FEW DAYS, he will have received your colostrum, or early milk. By providing anti-infective factors (eg antibodies) and the food his brand-new body expects, breastfeeding gives your baby his first — and easiest — ‘immunisation’ and helps get his digestive system working smoothly. Breastfeeding is how your baby expects to start and he is born with the instincts to help guide this process. It also helps your own body recover from the birth. Given how little it takes to offer it, and how very much your baby stands to gain, it makes good sense to breastfeed for at least a day or two, even if you plan to bottle-feed after that. . . . . . . . . #breastfeeding #baby #breastpump #breastmilk #motherhood #asi #momlife #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingmama #milkbooster #postpartum #breastfeedingmom #lactation #asip #pejuangasi #gabag #susuibu #asieksklusif #newborn #pregnancy #lactationcookies #liquidgold #love #menyusui #parenting #maternity #nursing #milk #pregnant #bhfyp