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Feeding Your Baby

Your breast milk is the perfect food for your baby. Breastfeeding is
natural. It can be easier than formula feeding. Breast milk helps
protect your baby from sickness. Breastfeeding helps your body get
back to normal after pregnancy. It may help you lose weight.
Your baby will let you know when he is ready to nurse. He will put his
hands toward his mouth. He will make sucking sounds, whimper and
bend and unbend his arms and hands. He will move his fist to his
mouth. He will nuzzle against your breast. If he doesn’t start feeding
soon after doing these things, he will start crying. Use these signs
instead of a clock to set his feeding times. Feed him before he starts
crying. Feed him every two to three hours. It’s a good idea to switch
breasts in the middle of a feeding.
Your baby will let you know when it is time to stop feeding. He will
relax. He will stop sucking the breast. He will refuse to take the breast
if you offer it again. Your baby should make soft swallowing sounds
while feeding.

Your breast should feel softer after the feeding. Milk may leak from the
other breast while feeding.
Women who breastfeed should eat nutritious foods. They should drink
lots of water. They should relax during breastfeeding.
You will know your baby is getting plenty to eat if he has at least seven
to 10 very wet diapers a day (using regular absorbency diapers). You
can expect your baby to have two to three bowel movements every
day.
You can breastfeed your baby after you return to work or school. You
can breastfeed your baby even if he is in a day-care center. You can
breastfeed right before leaving your baby at day care. You can
breastfeed right after picking up your baby. If your day care is nearby,
you can breastfeed your baby during your lunch break.
You can learn how to pump your milk and store it in a bottle. Your milk
is good for about 48 hours in the refrigerator. It lasts two to three
months in the freezer. You can leave the bottles with the day-care
center to feed your baby when you can’t be there.
To learn more about breastfeeding, you may want to contact your local
health department, WIC clinic, hospital, La Leche League or doctor.
You can call La Leche League at 1-800-LALECHE or visit their Web site
at www.lalecheleague.org/.
If you use infant formula to feed your baby, be sure to follow
directions for mixing. He will take two to three ounces of formula every
couple of hours. As he grows, he will take more at each feeding. He
will also go longer between feedings.

Label: Your One Month Old

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