Right after birth the baby is placed on Mommy's bare breast. It
knows instinctively to latch on and starts sucking. Mommy's
breast feels so good and soft! During the following weeks, baby
feeds very often, even several times during the same hour. Baby
sleeps with Mom so it feels secure and Mom is able to watch baby
closely and feed the baby easily. Mother and baby get used to
breastfeeding and learn the right positions with the help of
friends and other supportive people. Other women help the mother
with breastfeeding problems if they arise. Baby and mother grow
to love each other a lot and enjoy the closeness of
breastfeeding. Breast gives baby comfort as well as food - and
thereby baby grows well and is very happy. Baby does not need
security blankets or pacifiers - it uses Mommy's soft and cuddly
two breasts instead! Somewhere along the way solid foods are
introduced, but baby continues to nurse, too. Even during the
toddler years the little child nurses here and there, especially
when going to sleep or du