Philips AVENT Guide to Breastfeeding
This guide takes you through the process of breastfeeding step by step to help you make informed decisions about what’s right for you and your baby.
This guide takes you through the process of breastfeeding step by step to help you make informed decisions about what’s right for you and your baby.
The manufacturers of infant formulas do not recommend premixing formula for 24 hours as the sterility of the milk cannot be guaranteed even if refrigerated.
Using a lactation aid at the breast may be helpful. The baby is more likely to latch on if the flow is rapid, and the lactation aid increases the milk flow to the baby.
Choose a comfortable chair with firm back support to sit upright. Your back must be straight, your lap flat and feet supported, do not lean back or tip forward.
Experts recommend that you try to latch your baby onto your breast as soon as possible after birth when the baby is usually quite alert. Correct positioning of your baby is the key to successful breastfeeding.
Babies must make eye contact, root and drool, put the hands in the mouth and ask for food before you offer the breast or bottle.
Babies who are breastfed through the first year of life have fewer illnesses and a lower chance of death and serious illness.
