In the first few days of life ...
I have been visiting a mother and her baby - her first child - daily since the birth on Wednesday afternoon. "What's news-worthy about that?" you may ask. That's what midwives do.
This young woman and her little one are making good progress in all the developments and transitions that are normal and necessary for the continued wellbeing of each, and of the two of them as a little team.
This young woman, and her husband, felt exhausted after a sleepless night in early labour. They are still exhausted after three more nights in which the little chap has worked strongly at his mummy's breast to get the wonderful colostrum into his stomach. They tell me they haven't had much sleep. But they look wonderful! Less than 3 days after giving birth, this young woman and her infant have pretty well mastered the complex art of breastfeeding. Baby is taking his fill of milk, settling down to sleep, and waking up a couple of hours later to do it all again. Baby is strong, and that's good!
Breastfeeding is a huge challenge for a new mother-baby pair. Nurture, nourishment, bonding, wellbeing and contentment are all inextricably linked to that basic mother-skill of putting a baby to the breast, and that basic baby-skill of drawing milk from the breast.
This little one spent the first hour or so of life skin to skin, resting

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