Do you know why is the 1^st  hour after birth of your child called “magic hour”? When a mom tries to breastfeed her baby in the first hour after birth, by latching on and sucking rhythmically, child begins switching on the cells in your breasts to initiate your milk supply. Many medical experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, strongly recommend breastfeeding exclusively for first 6 months.

Benefits of Breastfeeding for your baby

Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition to infants. It has a perfect mix of vitamins, protein, and fat. It contains antibodies that help your baby to fight from viruses and bacteria. Breastfeeding lowers risk of having asthma or allergies to your baby. It helps baby to gain the right amount of weight and builds a strong immunity for kids.

Let’s have a look at below centres how they are helping & supporting mothers to breastfeed their child :

1. Archana Tandon the Founder of Kindercare says, “We at Kindercare provide moms with a separate area specifically for nursing their little ones. They are also allowed at the center throughout the day to visit the child and feed them as and when required.”
2. The Director at Maple Bear ; Taposhree Choudhury supports mothers to breastfeed their child & says, “Breastfeeding is a very important part of a child’s life. If a mother wishes to breast feed her child in our daycare, we provide her with a quiet private space so that she can comfortably nurse her child.”
3. Puja Das and Abhisha Srivastava, the Founders of Sandbox state that, “Sandbox is a very vocal promoter of breastfeeding. Mommies can visit any number of times for breastfeeding during the day. We store and feed pumped breast-milk also as per recommendations.  We have organized lactation workshops by professionals to support lactating mothers.”
4. Shikha Jain the Founder of Perfections recommend breastfeeding to child and says, “Breastfeeding helps new mom’s lose pregnancy weight faster, helps the uterus to return to its original size and lower risk of ovarian cancer. It is important for mothers to not only care for the child but also themselves.”
5. Hetal Waghela the Founder at Nectar’s Cove preschool says, “ The natural power of breastfeeding is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It is about caring and celebrating the wondrous joy of nurturing a new life. It is about enjoying being a woman.” and encourage women to breastfeed the child.
6. Nikita Tater the Founder of Youngin tells, “Youngin advocates and encourages young mothers for breastfeeding. Most of the Youngin’s are breastfeed for better growth and development. They encourage mothers to breastfed because it not only nutritious but also decreases the risk of mother’s developing breast cancer, ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.”

Making the decision to breastfeed is a personal matter. However; it’s encouraging to see so many daycares partner and support mothers in their breastfeeding journey.