- Do not give glucose/jaggery/sugar/plain
water or honey before the first breastfeed
(No Prelacteal feeds).
- Soon after delivery hold your baby close
to give skin to skin body contact in the delivery
room & also start breastfeeding within
half an hour of delivery (Early
contact & Breastfeeding).
- Colostrum,
the breastmilk during the first 2-3 days after
delivery, though scanty, is highly nutritious,
protective & also sufficient
for the baby.
- Always keep your baby with you in the same
bed (Bedding In).
- Breastfeed whenever your baby is hungry
& without any restriction of time (Demand
Feeding).
- Before discharge from the maternity home
learn to hold and position the baby properly
& comfortably while breastfeeding. Also
learn to express breastmilk & store it.
- Do not give your baby gripe water, balkadu,
glucose water or tonics for teething.
- Give only breastmilk till the baby is about
6 months old (Exclusive
Breastfeeding). Water, top milk,
honey, vitamins and almonds should not be
given during this period.
- At about 6 months of age gradually introduce
soft home made
weaning foods in small quantities frequently.
However continue to breastfeed atleast till
the second birthday.
- Do not use bottle, pacifiers, milk powder
or baby food (free or subsidised samples of
these items are not allowed in maternity homes.
Their advertisement in any form is also prohibited
here).
- Do not apply any cream on sore or cracked
nipples.
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