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Breastfeeding Is the Natural Way to
Welcome Your Baby into the World



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  • Breastfeeding Is the Natural Way to Welcome Your Baby into the World


  • La Lactancia Materna en Las Primeras Horas


Mothers First Milk - Colostrum

  • Colostrum is extremely important for your baby
  • Colostrum is the milk you will make in the first few days after your baby is born; it is often thick and can be clear to yellowish.
  • Colostrum coats your baby's insides and helps prevent allergies, viruses, and infections.
  • You will produce very small amounts of colostrum in the first day.