World Breastfeeding Week: Nursing Mother's Called To Action

Fozao Vaniela

Source: World breastfeeding week.org

Khinghang Berenice, a nutritionist and head of Nutrition Improvement Program at Nkwen Baptist Hospital in Bamenda say, nursing mothers must take action on the best suckling practices in other to have healthy children.

She made the call Tuesday August 2,2022 which was day two of  this year's World Breastfeeding Week to wrap up on the 7 of August with the theme: "Step up for breastfeeding ,educate and support,".

The nutritionist said early initiation is the best practice as far as breastfeeding is concerned,

" This means initiating breastfeeding within an hour after putting to birth. This should be followed by exclusive breastfeeding, a process to last for six months followed by complementary feeding. This means giving babies other liquid or semi liquid food alongside breast milk when they are six months old, " she said.

She further stated that the last best practice is giving the child breast milk for two years and even more.

Any other practice away from the above mentioned practices Berenice warned, will be detrimental to the baby exposing him or her to infections, something they can avoid if their  children have enough breast milk in their bodies.

Comments

  1. MelisaAugust 4, 2022 at 1:32 PM

    6 months of. Exclusive breastfeeding is indeed a necessity since breast milk is a balanced diet

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  2. Evie YvonnessAugust 4, 2022 at 2:21 PM

    Exclusive breastfeeding should be encouraged, it is vital for a child's development

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  3. Nangsinnyuy GwenAugust 4, 2022 at 8:10 PM

    Thanks for this

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