Is it the positive line on a pregnancy test? Your baby's first kick? Or maybe the first time you hold your new baby cradled in your arms?
For many, parenthood starts during pregnancy. It is at this stage that parents start to form relationships with their unborn child, and life starts to revolve around the baby and getting everything ready for the arrival!
Forming a relationship with your baby during pregnancy is helpful in many ways:
When your new baby arrives, it can often be a very confusing time. Babies are complex little people who need to be comforted and reassured to grow and develop. Ways to help your baby develop include: responsively feeding and spending time with them, learning their feeding cues and comforting them whenever he or she cries. This will mean that your baby will grow up feeling secure in their relationship with you and will help he or she develop into a happy, healthy human being!
Breastfeeding helps forge a special bond between mums and their babies from the very first feed. As well as being the healthiest way to feed your baby it also:
For some the breastfeeding process isn't always immediate and can sometimes take time for mums to feel comfortable and confident. Our team will be out and about throughout June providing help and support around breastfeeding (see our noticeboard opposite).
For further information, support or advice call Wirral Community NHS Trust's Infant Feeding Team on 0151 514 2354, or visit www.wirralct.nhs.uk.
Last Updated: Wednesday, 02 November 2016 14:50