Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care
, Introduction
Providing a welcoming environment enhances breastfeeding experience for
breastfeeding families through encouraging mothers to continue breastfeeding the
babies in both private and in public areas without being embarrassed (Tsai, 2013).
The breastfeeding families should be supported and assured that breastfeeding
babies are normal and highly acceptable through providing an environment that is
friendly and comfortable for mothers to take care of their babies. A welcoming
environment stimulates the mothers to feel accepted and respected while
breastfeeding and handling their babies in a setting that is similar to their homes.
Providing breastfeeding mothers with a private, quiet and clean area for
breastfeeding their toddlers by availing comfortable chairs, electrical outlet and a
sink to wash hands increases the likelihood of mothers to continue breastfeeding
babies for a longer period. Similarly, displaying culturally appropriate posters,
pictures, brochures, pamphlets and information on the benefits of breastfeeding to all
families enrolled at the centres is one way of providing a supportive breastfeeding
environment.
Learning about breastfeeding is very beneficial to young children because it
helps them understand that it is normal and natural to breastfeed an infant.
Introducing young children to the breastfeeding process helps create a sense that
breastfeeding is very crucial in infants. Breastfeeding in front of children help lift the
stigma as early as possible to enable them to grow to know that no mother should be
stigmatized when breastfeeding in public when they grow up. The children tend to
familiarize with the beneficial practice where they grow seeing it as a completely
normal and natural facet childcare. Educating both boys and girls about the benefits
of breastfeeding there is a strong likelihood that they will support breastfeeding
, Introduction
Providing a welcoming environment enhances breastfeeding experience for
breastfeeding families through encouraging mothers to continue breastfeeding the
babies in both private and in public areas without being embarrassed (Tsai, 2013).
The breastfeeding families should be supported and assured that breastfeeding
babies are normal and highly acceptable through providing an environment that is
friendly and comfortable for mothers to take care of their babies. A welcoming
environment stimulates the mothers to feel accepted and respected while
breastfeeding and handling their babies in a setting that is similar to their homes.
Providing breastfeeding mothers with a private, quiet and clean area for
breastfeeding their toddlers by availing comfortable chairs, electrical outlet and a
sink to wash hands increases the likelihood of mothers to continue breastfeeding
babies for a longer period. Similarly, displaying culturally appropriate posters,
pictures, brochures, pamphlets and information on the benefits of breastfeeding to all
families enrolled at the centres is one way of providing a supportive breastfeeding
environment.
Learning about breastfeeding is very beneficial to young children because it
helps them understand that it is normal and natural to breastfeed an infant.
Introducing young children to the breastfeeding process helps create a sense that
breastfeeding is very crucial in infants. Breastfeeding in front of children help lift the
stigma as early as possible to enable them to grow to know that no mother should be
stigmatized when breastfeeding in public when they grow up. The children tend to
familiarize with the beneficial practice where they grow seeing it as a completely
normal and natural facet childcare. Educating both boys and girls about the benefits
of breastfeeding there is a strong likelihood that they will support breastfeeding
