Getting Started

Initiate nursing as soon as possible after birth to provide your baby with colostrum, your first milk. Place your baby skin to skin often to provide warmth and comfort, to promote a good latch and to encourage your milk flow.

• International Breastfeeding Center - Breastfeeding - Starting out right

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• Indigenous Midwifery – Birth as Ceremony and Colostrum: Baby’s Perfect First Food

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• WDG Public Health - Breastfeeding & instructional video ("Breastfeeding in the First Hours")

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• Caringforkids - Breastfeeding