Breastfeeding is certainly the best way to feed your baby. Mother’s milk helps protect babies from diseases and infections, and it is vital for growth and development. Mother’s milk is accessible, available and economical.
Your positive opinion and your support for breastfeeding is one of the most important factors that influence your partner’s decision to breastfeed. According to studies that have been done, the woman’s chance of deciding to breastfeed is ten times higher if she has a partner who supports breastfeeding.
There are many ways in which
- You can be a partner in the success of the breastfeeding process.
- The partnership will contribute to the development and consolidation of the connection between you and your baby.
- Developing the connection already in the initial days after the birth is an investment for a good connection in the future.
The Ministry of Health recommends feeding the baby by breastfeeding only until the age of 6 months, and after this, continuing to breastfeed while adding foods from the family’s diet. A new baby joining the family involves a change from the life that you were previously used to. The change occurs in all events, regardless of whether or not the baby breastfeeds.
It is easier for you and your partner to go out on excursions with your breastfeeding baby. There is no need to worry about bottles, food, clean water, etc., etc. Breastfeeding babies are “perfectly portable”.
You may seek further guidance at the “Tipat Halav” mother and infant care center that is located nearest to your home.
