Breast milk is the perfect food for your baby. It’s filled with just the right amount of nutrients and is gentle on little stomachs, intestines and other body systems. If you’re struggling with whether or not you should breastfeed, here are a few things to keep in mind.
In the first 2 weeks of breastfeeding, painful nipples and painful breasts are frequent complaints received from new mothers on the Baptist Health breastfeeding warmline. Pain is the number one reason new mothers discontinue breastfeeding too soon. While some nipple soreness and moderate discomfort from engorgement in the first 5-7 days is common and can be considered normal, both of these issues should resolve by day 7-10 and new mothers will be pain free for as long as they choose to breastfeed.
Having a baby changes everything! New moms have so many new things to worry about, but breastfeeding shouldn’t be one of them. Knowing what to expect the first few weeks after childbirth can help make breastfeeding easier, especially if you’re trying to transition back into a daily work routine.
En las primeras 2 semanas de amamantamiento, los pezones dolorosos y los senos dolorosos son quejas frecuentes recibidas de nuevas madres en la línea directa de lactancia de Baptist Health. El dolor es la razón número uno por la que las nuevas madres dejan de amamantar demasiado pronto. Si bien algo de dolor en los pezones y molestias moderadas por la congestión en los primeros 5 a 7 días es común y puede considerarse normal, ambos problemas deberían resolverse entre los días 7 y 10 y las nuevas madres no sentirán dolor durante el tiempo que decidan amamantar.
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