Breastfeeding

Breast milk is an ideal food for neonates. It contains all the nutrients for normal growth

and development of a baby from the time of the birth to the first 6 months of life.

• Feedings may lasts as long as 30 to 45 minutes each as milk supply develops and the

infants learns the suck –swallow reflex.

• However as milk supply increases and the infant becomes more efficient at feeding, the

duration of feeding may shorten.