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Back to basics: Nursing your newborn
Back to basics: Nursing your newborn
by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC
The single most important thing that you can do to assure your success in breastfeeding is to begin preparing during your pregnancy.
Though breastfeeding is natural, it is not instinctive. By attending breastfeeding classes you can begin to learn more about the loving act of feeding your baby at your breast. Mother-to-mother support, as provided by La Leche League can also prove to be invaluable. At these meetings you will share experiences with other nursing mothers and can begin to learn more about the art of breastfeeding.
To read more:
http://parenting.ivillage.com/newborn/nbreastfeed/0,,42cc,00.html
