Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for infants with breast milk containing the right balance of nutrients for growth and health. Breastfeeding should begin within the first hour of birth and exclusively for the first six months to reduce risks of disease. Mothers can continue breastfeeding for up to two years by also providing other foods once babies reach six months. The benefits of breastfeeding extend to both mother and child, including reduced risks of various illnesses and cancers, as well as strengthened emotional bonding. Working mothers can continue breastfeeding by expressing and storing breast milk.

1. BREAST FEEDING &
ITS IMPORTANCE

3. World breast feeding week
celebrated from August
1st-7th every year!!!

5. ANATOMY OF FEMALE
BREAST??

12. What is the importance of breast
milk??

13. Breast milk contains nutrients required for the
baby in the right quality and quantity and is
easily digestible!!!
.

14. Breast milk Cow’s
milk
Calories 70gm 150gm
Carbohydrates 7.4gm (lactose) 10gm
Fat 4.2gm
(More unsaturated
fat)
3.9gm
Protein 1.3gm 3.3gm
Antibodies Yes No

15. As soon as the baby is born, it should be
kept next to the mother

16. Baby should be breastfed within half an hour of
normal delivery and 4 hrs of caesarian delivery!

17. Baby should be fed within half an hour of
delivery. Colostrum helps in fighting diseases
in children!!!

18. Colostrum should never be discarded. It
contains IgA which helps in fighting against
diseases!!

19. Baby should be exclusively breastfed for 6 months
and should be continued til 2 years along with other
food!

20. Feeding low birth weight infant with
spoon or glass

21. Do not give pre-lacteal feeds to the
newborn!!

25. FOREMILK HINDMILK

26. Breast milk should be given
whenever the child is hungry!

27. Bottle feeding is not indicated in
infants

29. No pacifiers should be given to infants

30. What is the best time to begin weaning of
infants and what can be fed??

31. When the baby attains 6 months, weaning
should be started with soft solids and liquids
along with breast milk!!

32. Mashed ragi

33. Mashed rice & vegetables

34. Mashed banana, potato, meat

35. Mashed fruits & eggs

37. CORRECT WAYS OF
BREAST FEEDING!!

38. Mother has to sit comfortably, baby has to be
kept close to the mother, eye contact has to be
maintained

46. Baby should be kept next to the mother
and fed whenever possible

47. What if the mother is a working
woman??? Can she still breast
feed the child????

48. Breast milk has to be continued even if the mother is
working! Expressed breast milk can be given to the
baby!

49. Best time to express breast milk is in the
morning, around 6-6.30pm after a bath

50. Breast milk can be expressed and stored
for 8hrs in room temp and 24 hrs in
refrigerator!

51. Breast pumps

52. Expression of breast milk by breast
pumps for working women

53. Electrical breast pump

54. Storage of breast milk in clean
containers!

55. Breast milk containers to store milk

56. What are the benefits of
breastfeeding to the
child??

59. Breastmilk contains vitamins, proteins
and fat in right quantity to the baby!!

60. Helps in physical contact, skin to skin touch
and eye contact between the mother and
child!!

61. Helps in strong bond between the
mother and the child!

62. Breast milk helps in growth of
the child!!

63. Helps in development of the child!!!

64. Breast feeding can be done at any
place, any time!!!

65. Formula milk is expensive whereas
breast milk is free of cost!!!

66. Breastfeeding protects your
baby from a long list of
illnesses!!!

67. Lower resp tract
infections
Ear infections

68. Meningitis
Fever

69. Vomiting Diarrhoea

70. Allergy Blindness

71. Obesity

72. Cancer
Hypertension

73. Helps to prevent Marasmus and Kwashiorkor in
children!!

74. Breast feeding provides exercise to the facial
muscles of the child and beautifies the child!

75. Breastfeeding may boost your
child’s intelligence!!

79. BENEFITS OF
BREASTFEEDING TO THE
MOTHER

80. • Helps to stop
bleedin
• Helps to lose
pregnancy weight
• Helps uterus
return to pre-
pregnant state

82. Lowers the risk of breast and ovarian
cancer!!

83. Decreased risk of joint pain & diabetes!

84. Helps to get enough sleep!

85. Mother does not resume her menstruation if
she breast feeds the child!!

86. Helps in family planning

87. Breastfeeding diet!!

90. What are the problems with
breastfeeding???!

91. What if I lose my
beauty and figure if I
breastfeed?!!

92. Do I have
enough breast
milk to feed my
baby???

93. I’m so weak to
feed my baby! 
I have no enough
milk 

94. I’m a working
woman! I cant
find time to
breastfeed my
child! 

95. Formula milk
is better than
breast milk for
my baby!

96. When the mother or baby is sick, breast
milk has to be continued!

97. Cracked nipples

98. In case of crack nipples, expressed breastmilk has to
be given til the mother recovers

99. Inverted nipple

100. Treatment of inverted nipple

101. Before treatment After treatment

102. Breast milk has no disparity between the rich
& poor!