The Firsts of Breastfeeding

FIRST GOLDEN HOUR

A newborn has an innate ability to survive and thrive if we allow the primal reflexes to kick-in, as a sequence during the birth of the baby. During a safe and supported birth within an empowering birth environment, the newborn often undergoes a quiet, alert phase, which has been referred to as the first phase, or simply the Breast Crawl.

When the newborn is placed skin to skin on the mum’s chest, shortly after birth, the baby is able to move closer to the breasts and attach, to initiate suckling.