Guide to Carriers and Breastfeeding

This booklet discusses the benefits of carrying and holding your baby, the correct ways to do this and how a baby carrier can help. It can be used as basic information for questions for and discussions with your midwife and other health professionals. The booklet will show you the importance of bonding with your baby, how exercise with a baby does not have to be difficult, how baby carriers can help with breast feeding, the correct ways to carry your baby, and tips for taking your baby out in both summer and winter. There’s a useful check-list for you to keep for when you’re packing for a day out with your baby, and the booklet also explains the safety issues that need to be considered when using a baby carrier.

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Bonding
GETTING TO KNOW your baby is part of the bonding process. Nature has planned that your newborn is dependant on others for feeding and care so that you spend a lot of time with your newborn during the first few weeks / months to get to know each other. Forming a relationship with your newborn baby is essential for baby’s development and important for other health outcomes. Getting up in the night when baby cries may feel like a chore sometimes but it makes you learn about the wide range of cries your baby has and how your baby communicates. This is all part of the bonding process. Strong ties between baby and parents will enable the child to develop future relationships and interact better.

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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding also aids the bonding process - holding a baby at breast level is the perfect location for baby’s vision. By cradling baby in your arms connecting visually is easy. Eye contact helps you to interact with your baby. It’s important to remember that bonding is a process; it doesn’t happen instantly and is not something that has to be limited to happening within a certain period of time. It’s also a process that involves both mother and father. Using a carrier aids the bonding process through vital body or skin-to-skin contact with your baby. A parent’s closeness and warmth makes baby feel protected and safe and you will learn how his / her body tension can communicate how he / she feels.

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Breastfeeding and carriers
BREASTFEEDING is the best start for your baby, particularly when mobile baby carriers can provide easy access and a secure position for baby to suckle on demand. They have been designed to be functional for breastfeeding – it is easy to un-clip one side of the carrier in order to nurse your baby, without having to remove them from the carrier.

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