Early Initiation of Suckling

Because in addition to breast milk should not be given any food to infants until the age of six months, since the new-born babies should be introduced to breast milk. One way is being aggressively campaigned by innumerable Institutes of Health is the Initiation of Early Suckling, which provides the opportunity for a newborn to be able to suckle his mother. By the way: the baby is placed on the mother's abdomen, then on their own baby's mother left for the nipple. Basically all babies have a basic instinct to suckle, so that within a few minutes later the baby will find the nipple and suck it.
Early Initiation of Suckling can provide excellent benefits to newborns. By making the baby's strenuous efforts to get the nipple, it will be able to make a baby grow into a child who is tough. Babies also will feel closer to her mother for the first skin of the baby and the mother's touch is the skin of the person who first feeding (breast milk) is a mother too.
At first feeding, the baby is getting colostrum, which is a nutrient to increase endurance in a more optimal infant.
After the milk is given according to the wishes and needs of the baby (on demand), then each request breastfed infants, mothers should breast feed them. Not required schedule when your baby should drink breast milk. Whenever asked for breastfeeding infants, mothers should give. Because sometimes babies do not drink milk that much but it's been asleep, then woke up again sbentar want milk. And sometimes there are babies who sleep in a long time so that the wake-up time should suckle for a long time also because of thirst.
Especially for a newborn, especially the age of 1-14 days should be given breast milk every 1-2 hours. This is to keep the baby's immune system is awake, the baby's needs will be met and liquid baby's bilirubin levels under control.

How do the Initiation of Early Suckling?

So that mothers can do the Initiation of Early Suckling properly, it should consult with a physician. More importantly it takes patience and earnestness the mother to do the Initiation of Early Suckling. This is the stage that must be done:
• Newborns are dried as necessary without removing vernix (white layer) due to vernix serve to protect baby's skin in order to remain comfortable.
• Place baby on mother's abdomen or chest so that baby feels warmer in the mother's arms.
• Let your baby find its own mother's nipple. Do not force baby to quickly find your nipples because the baby had a basic instinct for itself. Usually takes 15-30 minutes.
• Give a few minutes when the baby's skin in contact with the skin of the mother to suckle the process is complete.
• Once the baby is finished nursing freshly cleaned.