Nursing Mothers of Raleigh

Did You Know?

A Few Facts about Breastfeeding

• Nursing babies need no other food for at least 4-6 months...not even water!
• A little breast milk is better than none.  Even one feeding of mother's first milk (colostrum) is helpful for the baby.
• Most nursing mothers do not have to avoid favorite foods, and they do not have to drink milk to make milk.
• Sore nipples are not caused by the length of feeding.
• Breastfeeding should not be painful - if it is, please contact us or an IBCLC Lactation Consultant for help
• Completely breastfed babies rarely get constipated.
• Women who have breastfed a baby have a reduced risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer.
• Pregnancy may cause breasts to sag - breastfeeding doesn't.
• There are many ways to combine working and nursing.  Moms do it every day!