Sunday, June 26, 2005

Mommy knows best

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are: warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three. — Dr Grantly Dick-Read.

The word mammal is from the Latin “mammalis”, meaning “of the breast” and so a mammal — which includes us humans — is characterised by milk-producing mammary glands in the female for nourishing its young.

In a country [India] where a baby is born almost every two seconds, someone is either having a baby or knows someone who is about to. So, getting your breastfeeding primer updated is going to come handy, one way or another.


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