Breastfeeding- part 1

Mothers breastfeeding their babies need to start the process of readying to feed in the ninth month itself.
* Mothers should nurse their babies for atleast six months.
😊Before baby comes.
This would include a massage for the breasts daily. Take off the dry skin settled down on the areola. It will be a shade darker than the original colour. Wash daily and keep it moist. The massage needs to be strong. You can ask hubby dearest to help you. A stronger hand always helps.
Plus it will get you closer to each other.
😊The way to massage.
Massage should begin from the neck towards the breast. In circular motions. Then from the hand to the breast. Finally from under the breast towards the nipple. Soft pumping motions of massage can be done later.
😊When to start.
Immediately after delivery when baby and you have settled down. Colostrum may get expressed in the last week of pregnancy or may not. Nothing to worry about. Begin feeding baby as soon as possible. The sucking motion will get the milk expressed. If still not working, massage works well.
😊Flat nipples.
Getting started early reduces chances of this. Later as breasts get full of milk, the skin of the nipple gets buried in the breast. A breast pump helps in getting the nipples out. Though initial milk coming out with the pump is rare.
😊Heaviness and pain.
When the milk is not fed, it accumulates in the breast and feels heavy and painful.