Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with milk from a woman's breasts. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. Sounds simple, uh? Although breast feeding is the most natural thing, it can be very intimidating to new mothers! Moms can feel nervous and anxiety over the most important thing to our new babies - feeding them! For a baby to survive he needs to eat, of course, and that's a big responsibility for a new mom. ... http://www.squidoo.com/allthingsbreastfeeding Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:48:29 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:15:28 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/allthingsbreastfeeding Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with milk from a woman's breasts. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. Sounds simple, uh? Although breast feeding is the most natural thing, it can be very intimidating to new mothers! Moms can feel nervous and anxiety over the most important thing to our new babies - feeding them! For a baby to survive he needs to eat, of course, and that's a big responsibility for a new mom. Women are born with the natural instinct, but not the actual ability to breastfeed, and a baby is born with a natural rooting and nursing instinct, but not with automatic knowledge of how to properly receive nourishment from the breast. Mistakes are made, and mothers and babies will make adjustments along the way. However, without some prior information, many mothers are forced to yield to the pressures of their healthcare workers and family members that may not be very knowledgeable about breastfeeding either, and they may decide to discontinue their breastfeeding efforts before they really want to. Your fears will be addressed here. You will find any and everything you would ever need to know about breastfeeding here! Nursing your baby is a gift that keeps on giving...it will benefit him/her the rest of their lives! Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:15:28 -0600