The Joys of Nursing Your Baby

Most babies around the world are nursed. However, there is a trend of substituting preparations of cow’s milk from a bottle. The World Health Organization calls this trend artificial feeding. We all know that breast milk is better for children than cow’s milk. Their have been many attempts by manufactures to copy or imitate breast milk. However they can never perfectly copy breast milk. A women’s body has amazing capabilities to nurse. There are even some women who continue nursing their children to the age of 5. Only a few mothers, such as those with a rare medical condition are unable to produce milk. Many women are even capable of nursing numerous children at the same time. Studies have shown that a very sickly bottle-fed infant was able to recover after being fed breast milk.

There are a few obstacles that many mothers face when it comes to nursing their babies. Such as the nursing staff at the hospital putting undue pressure on the mother to bottle feed so that she can get some rest. Some mothers tend to worry when they see that their baby is sucking its fist after a feeding. I know when my baby did this I assumed that he must still be hungry. But after some time I found out that this is only the baby’s sucking instinct, not hunger. Although you can let your baby nurse again and if they are hungry they will eat. You do not have to worry about not having enough milk. By allowing the baby to nurse this will stimulate the breasts to produce a greater milk supply.