As we all know, breast milk is the most ideal food for infants. It contains protein, fat, calcium, lactose, vitamins, iron, water, etc., which are easily digested and absorbed by infants, covering almost all the nutrients required by infants. What is breastfeeding? The so-called open milk is the first time to drink breast milk after the newborn comes to earth, that is, the first time to feed the child to drink milk is open milk. It is best to start breastfeeding half an hour after delivery because the baby is about to enjoy the first and most nutritious meal of its life – colostrum. It is very important for both the baby and the mother to start breastfeeding. The benefits of breastfeeding are enormous. One of the benefits: improve the baby’s immunity When a baby is born, the mother will prepare a precious gift for him – colostrum. Colostrum is a simple, effective and safe way to help your baby fight off disease. Therefore, the first milk your baby drinks is preferably breast milk. Breast milk also reduces the rate of diarrhea, respiratory and skin infections, increases infant resistance, protects infants from illness, and promotes intellectual and physical development. Therefore, experts advocate “early breastfeeding”. Benefit 2: Promote emotion Increase the affection and love between the mother and the baby, which is beneficial to the healthy development of the baby. Benefit 3: Facilitate postpartum recovery Promote the contraction of maternal uterus, reduce postpartum bleeding, promote uterine rejuvenation and body recovery; inhibit ovulation, prolong the period of menstruation, prolong the birth interval; reduce maternal breast and ovarian cancer development Benefit 4: Breastfeeding is economical and safe The most crucial thing is that breast milk is at the right temperature, convenient to feed, sterile and safe, and will not deteriorate in the breast, It is economical, hygienic and safe, and has the incomparable advantages of artificial feeding. Artificial feeding can easily cause infectious diseases such as diarrhea in infants, while delayed discharge of meconium, increased intestinal and hepatic circulation, reabsorption of bilirubin from the intestine, resulting in higher blood bilirubin and increased jaundice; it may also lead to bilirubin encephalopathy and hearing and visual impairment in some newborns, which seriously affects the healthy growth of newborns; and increases the incidence of choking in newborns. In addition, some negative effects of artificial feeding on baby’s growth, especially melamine and premature sexual maturity events, seriously threaten the healthy growth of the baby. So how can we successfully start breastfeeding? Generally speaking, as long as the maternal nutrition is balanced, such as the maternal should usually eat more milk, vegetables, fruits and other foods, pay attention to more rest, pay attention to the breastfeeding posture, etc., the maternal can basically smooth milk production, plus the baby’s sucking, breastfeeding is not too big a problem. But at present, due to the changes in social environment, diet and people’s working environment, many mothers often cannot open their milk smoothly, so much so that many mothers will think they have no milk. But, maternal health in all aspects is very good ah! So the work of the lactation teacher is vital!