cf FHijF

jhgh CLj

br mik nr ey KKa
br vdgL Ia ehLf FHijf a, xbthU FHij
mj KGwid vl cjtjfhf cyfsha Kiw bragL
tUwJ. 160F mfkhd ehLf tU lfSF cjwJ :
nkgl cley kW ClrJ
ghJfhghd Fo kW ftr
f

s jhkhUF mtakhd jft

FHij bjhyhsf kW nghdh ghf

gltf nghw w ftd njitgL
FHijfSF br cjwJ.
br nr ey KKa (ng ~u nao) vgJ kUJt
kidf, Rfhjhu ikaf, mWit ikaf nghwtWl izJ
gahWwJ. fUw bgfS urtkhd jhkhU btfukhf jhgh
CLtjF Mju ilw tif cyf juKila ftd brYj tWF
cjtnj vkJ nehf. kUJt kidf, Rfhjhu ikaf, mWit ikaf
nrit rtnjr juJnfg jik
nkgL bfhs CFnwh.
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jhgh mgjF Mjuthd jftfis cqnyna bgwyh :

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mKf
jhgh Cl JtUF jhkhUfhfnt j uRu. vthW
jhgh bfhLf JtFtJ, bghJthf VgL uidfis vthW
jgJ Ma jftf csd. cf jhghiy vthW vLgJ
vgjF xU j gF csJ. jhia mt vW FLtjh FHgij
jgjfhf y lf FHijia mt vW FLnsh.
xUKiw Jt lh jhgh CLtJ fRyg, mJkLky, jhF
nrF f kL mDtK MF. MD Kj y ehf vd
bra ntL vW mJ bfhs ntoaJ cf UtUF mta.
vdnt, f gHfgLbfhs ntL, njitglh jhlUJ
Mnyhridnah cjnah bgw ntL. (cf FHijF ogh
fLtij JtawF, L jhgh CL tHfF khw idjh
mJ rhajh - Mdh vjhf yhk Ufyh - mJ FJ cf
jh myJ jhgh Mjuths xUtl f Mnyhrid bgw ntL.)
id UfL :
cf FHijF f cfjJ cf ghjh. tsU cf FHij
khW njitfSnfg miktJ jhghjh. bgUghyhd FHijf mit
Rkh MW khj mil tiu mtfSF ntbwj cznth myJ ghdnkh
njitglhJ.

jhgh CLtjh eikf cfSF bjjit vjid?

tWnghF kW
kjiyUJ
ghJfh

kh r kW is
VgLtUJ ghJfh

fhJf bjhW
VgLtUJ
ghJfh

Lrfiu neh
VgLtjfhd
MgJ Fiw

ehf
Jehw
Fiw

nkgl kdts

jhgh mgo vd w?
cf FHijia nehbjhUJ ghJfhfToa jLrf jh
gh cL. Rfd, tWnghF (muz tWnghF f Mgjhf
mikaTL), kh r, fhJ tf kW W bjhW Mait
ogh mUJ FHijfSnf bgUghY VglToait.

vkh
th
Fiw

FHij tsnfg jhgh bjhlJ eikfis mF. jh

gh Clgl FHijf nkgl kdts bgUgjhf Mf
bjwd. ogh flgl FHijfSF vkh kW rfiu
neh VglToa MgJ mf; jhgh mUa FHijfis
fhoY uj mGj mfkhf Ugjfhd th cL.
jhgh CLtJ jhF wjJ. fUw fhy mfj vilia
Fiwf cjwJ. khgf Wneh kW fUig Wneh Vglhk
ghJfhfTL. tajhd fhy vYf cWahf Uf cj.

tajhd fhy
cWahd
vYf

jhgh CLtij btfukhf Jtf tU jftf cj.

khgf Wneh MgJ Fiw
br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 2

th mik
ewhf mik

jhghiy o nrJ itj

FHijia kh itj

nrfj ghiy 3 Kj 5 ehf tiu 2-4 o br. btg iy ~{

itUfyh. ~{#&fhd btgkh cfl iy vwh, f 24
k neuF gagLj nghtiy vW bjjh mj ghiy
ciwgh (~[) itgJ eyJ. bu~#nul gciw bgo
xU thu tiuF itUfyh. myJ [ _W khjf tiu
itUfyh.

cf mkiy

njitgLnghJ gagLJtjfhf jhghiy ~ brJ itf sho

ofis gagLjyh - Mdh mit Uf brjjhf, fhWfhj
_o bfhljhf Uf ntL. xbthU oia RH Kiw
gagLj, gh vLj njia FJ itf. cf FHij Fiwurtkhd
FHijahfnth myJ nehthgoUjhnyh ghiy ~ brtbjwh,
FHijia ftJbfhS Cafl Mnyhrid bgWf. jha
O-~nuh~ br ~[ cfl Ujh, Toatiu O-~nuh
vbkoUJ j UFkhW ghiy nrJ itf.
ciwfgl ghiy bu~nul myJ miw btg iy
bkJthf a btgiyF bfhLtu ntL. thW cUf itj
ghiy 24 k neu tiu bu~nul nrJ itfyh. jhghiy
xUKiw miw btgiyF bfhLtj wF, mij gagLj ntL
myJ zoJl ntL. L ciwfTlhJ.
ciwj ghiy iknuhnt mL O~nuh brant TlhJ. go
brjh gh KGtJ xnu btg iy UfhJ, FHij thia
RLlTL.

cfSF trahd iy Uf
ntL vgJ Ka.
nH mkJ gh jUf vwh,
tiw ftd itf :
cf KJF neuhf, dh
Mju UfL
cf ko rkkhf UfL
cf ghjf rkkhf UfL
(jfhf xU kiz myJ
gUkdhhd jf gaglyh)
cf KJF kW njhfSF
Mjuthf myJ njitglh
FHijia nkny caj cj
TLj jiyaiz.

nH gLJbfhL ghLtJ trahf Ufyh. Fghf uf

f X vLJbfhoUFnghnj FHij gh mUj aY.
jiy jiyaizY,
njh gLifY
UFkhW Toa tiu
rkkhd iy gLf.

nkY jftfis vUJ bgWtJ

cf FHijF ghLtJ bjhlghf nkY jftf VJ njit vwh
cf kUJt myJ jh cj brth.

ewhf xUfJ
gLf. cf KJFF
Mjuthf, fhfSF
ilY jiyaiz
itJbfhtJ
cjahf UF.

cf cq cs jhgh Mnyhrf bjhiyng viz mt

cfSF mgh (j uRu fil gf mjbfd l
lgLsJ). myJ nja mYtyff cfSF njitahd
jftfis ju aY:
National Childbirth Trust, Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, London W3. 0870 444 8708
Breastfeeding Network, PO Box 11126, Paisley PA2 8YB. 0870 900 8787.
La Leche League, BM 3424, London WC1N 3XX. Tel: 020 7242 1278.
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, PO Box 207, Bridgwater TA6 7YT. 020 7813 1481.
br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 14

cf FHij ewhf gh mUj gH lh mjF wF vj iyY

jiyaiz yhkY trahf gh Cl cfsh Ko.
br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 3

ifah aF gf

cf FHijia VJj

cf khgff bkikahf UgijfhoY gh iwJ UFnghJ

ifgfis vjhf gagLjyh. gf gntW khf csd,
xbthW ahrkhf bragL. y ifahY, y ghlahY af
gLwd. vyh gfY Kiyfh kW KfLtlF bghUJwh
nghy xU d UF. xUtUF thfhd g kwtUF thfhf UF
vW brhy ayhJ. vdnt awh thF Kd gagL ghf.

jhgh CLtjfhf FHijia

VJtjF gntW tf csd.
f vj tia njbjLjhY
r, cf FHij ewhf gh
mUj cjtToa y tKiwf
nH jugLsd :
1.

cf FHijia cfSF
beUfkhf Uj ntL.

2.

FHij khig ghw

tif, jiy, njhf, cl
vyh rkkhd iy Uf
ntL.

3.

mj _F myJ nkYjL
Kiy fh vnu UfL.

4.

FHij vjhf khgfij

mil tif Uf
ntL. jfhf tisanth
L Ktunth TlhJ.

5.

khgfij FHijF mUnf

bfhL brtij l, FHijia
khgfij neh bfhL tUtJ
eyJ vgij id bfhf.

rhu gf
it jhdhf aFgit vgjh vjhf iuthf ntiy br.
f lneuF gh vLf ntoU - Fghf FHij w
ft Ujh - rhu g cfjJ. Vbd, 24 k neu
f FHijF njitahd msF gh bfhLf MW Kj vL Kiw
(u xUKiw cgl) gh vLf ntoUfyh.
rhu gig gagL
uL khgffUJ
xnu neu gh vLf
aY. ju tfis l J
iuthdJ; mf gh Ruf
bra cjt ToaJ. jfhf
uil f br myJ T
tot izghDl uL
xiw f br njit.

Mfnt :
jhia neh nr
Kiyfh-_
_F rkiy
khgf nria neh my
nr tuL khgf neh

br nf nr ey KKa

ifg myJ rhu g gagLJ K jahghs Fig ftdkhf gw.

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 4

br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 13

ifah gh vLgjfhd c

FHijia khl mizJ oj

1.

cf FHij khgfJl rahf bghUUf ntL vgJ f

Ka, iyna mtdh njitgl msF gh mUj KoahJ
nghfyh, cf Kiyfhf ntjid Vglyh.

cf RLuiy Kiyfh KfLtlF btna mo

itJbfhL, filuiy nkw itJbfhs. (mnghJ
khgf cs gh fis ufsh czu aY.) Kiy
fhig Rs KfLtl bgjhf Ujh, ufis nj
tlF bfhL tuntoUfyh (KfLtl jhf Ujh
ufis D js btna itf ntoUF). cf kw
ufis khgfij jhof gagLjyh (fhf: gl )

2.

cf ufis, filuiy njh mnj l itJ rnw

ndh mGj.

3.

njiy mGathnw, cf RLuiy filuiy

nrJ Kndh mGj, jdh gh fUJ gh RuJ
Kiyfhig neh tU (gl o).

4.

4M gf FLsJnghy
FHij _F myJ nkYjL cf
KiyfhF neuhf UgJ nghy
FHijia of.
mt thia ewhf wF tiu
bghWUf (thia wf itf
Kiyfhgh mt cjLfis curyh).
iuthf mtid khig neh ef,
mtDila GjL KiyfhUJ
vts jUf Konkh mts
jUFkhW of. go
brjh Kiyfh mtDila
nkyzij bjhLbfhoUF.

gh f L gh nrU tif mGjij L

L 2MtJ kW 3MtJ brafis bra.

FHij khl rahf bghUUjh flit fG:

xUKiw j c iftJ lh, d 2MtJ kW 4MtJ

brafis bra cfSF y ehofSF nk MfhJ. mjF wF
aghd xU jhsfia cUth bfhs Ko. j gadhf
khgfUJ gh brhl JtF myJ r JtfTL.

br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 12

mtDila th eF wJ,
th khgf bgUksF
iwJ UF
fd khgfij bjhL
bfhoUF
mtDila GjL ndh
tisUF.
fhig Rs KfL
tlij ghf Kojh,
nkYjLF nkny mfkhf,
GjLFF nH Fiwthf
bj.

Jjhf cRtjF
gyhf skhf GJ iwa
cRtij ftfyh

br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 5

ifah gh vLj

gh bfhLgJ ntjidagjhf UfTlhJ. MD, fS cf

FHij jhghYF gHf bgWgtfshf Ujh, cf FHij
khgf bghUJnghJ cfSF js ntjid myJ tia
czuTL. j cz iu kiwJ L, ghLtJ ntjid
jUtjhf UfhJ. mgo ntjid bjhlUkhdh, cf FHij kh
rahf bghUjiy vW bghUshF. go nejh, mt th
Xu khgfij mG FHij gh mUJtij jLJ mtid y
L L khgf bghUJf. mgo ntjid bjhlUkhdh,
jhl cj bgWf.

khgfUJ gh vLf Jnt trahdJ kthd t - Fghf

kh gh fobfhoUjh ntjidUJ Lgl gagL. j
brKiwf xU tfhojh; fWbfhs wj t, (xUntis
Fayiw) gHfjh g bgWtJjh.

btfukhf ghLtjfhd Ff

cf FHijF njitahd cz kW KGtJ jhgh

mlsJ. ntW cznth myJ ghdnkh bfhLgJ F juTL;
jhgh FHij Mtij Fiwf TL. nghJkhd msF
mofo mt jhgh mUjiy vwh, mtDila vfhy
njitnfw msF cfl gh Rufhk nghfyh. vdnt. mt
vnghJ gnahL Ugjhf bjjhY clnd jhgh CLf.
jhgh bfhLf Jta Kj y thuf bgUghyhd jhkhUF
VgL bghJthd uidf (cjhuzkhf Kiyfh t, f,
KiymH), FHijia rahf kh bghUjhjjh myJ nghJkhd
msF gh bfhLfhjjhjh VgLwd. vd fhuz vW

cfSF rnjf Ujh cj bgw ehLf. j uRu

gf cj bgWtJ vgo vw jftf csd.
br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 6

gU nghw tot
cs tiw njh
mo czuyh. Fjh
gh nrfukh wJ,
UJjh f gh
vLf.

NANCY DURRELL McKENNA

FHijia gfnyna itUf - Fghf

Jtf, j_y f mtDF vnghJ gh
njit vgij u ma Ko, mtDila
njitfis g ma Ko. J Fghf
uneuf f Ka. FHijia
gfnyna itUjh cf UtUF vj
bjhju vjhf ghl vLJbfhs
Ko. UtUnk iu L cwf
Ko.

gh
f

Kiiyfhig Rs
(fUikahf cs) KfL
tl mo, bghJthf
Kidfis neha go, W
gh f csd.

xbthU kh Rkh 15
gFfshf (rijfshf) f
gLsJ. xbthY
gh f csd.
f Kiyfhfis eRf ntlh. Vbd J cfj ga juhJ;
nkY, ntjidia VgLjTL.
cf ufis kh Clhf mGjhk Uf. Vbd, khgf
Rfis J ghfTL.
gh bttUtjF xW myJ uL lf Mfyh.
khgf midJ gFf fUJ gh bt tUkhW
brtjfhf cf ufsh khgfij RY jlt ntL
vgij ftd bfhs.
vLj ghiy Rjkhd, bga ths xU o nrff ntL.
msL # jF cfjjhf UF.
gH lh xnu neu uL khgffUJ gh vLf aY.
br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 11

jhgh CL ghf

gh vjhf btnaWtjfhd cf:

aw msF aghf trahf Uf. btJbtJghd ghd
mUL mikahd Niy mktJ cjkhf UF.

FHijf gh mUJ Kiwf bgUksF ntWgLwd. cjhuzkhf, y

FHijf Kj XUehf mofo gh mUj khlh. MD, wF Fghf Kj y thuf - mofo gh mUj bjhlF. J f
aifahdJjh. FHij vnghbjyh gahf Ugjhf bjwnjh
mnghbjyh gh Codh mtDila njitia iw br msF
cfl iwa gh RuF. Vbd, xbthUKiw mt gh mUJ
nghJ, cf _isF br nghwJ, mj bjhlahf D gh
cg brkhW cf khgfJF _is br mDwJ. Mf :

FHijia mUnf itUf. ayhbj, FHij if gl

xiw ghit itJbfhSf.
gh vLgjF Kd btJbtJghd Ff myJ jkhdd
No xjl bfhLf.

mf ghl = _isF mf brf = mf gh

khgfij jkhf jlbfhLf (k[h{). cf u Efsh (gl V)

myJ ifKZoia bfhL Kiyfhig nehathW jlf (gl
). khgf KGtij - ghf cgl - jlbfhLf. khgfij
ufsh mGjlt ntlh, njhYF ghig VgLjTL.
khgfij k[h{ brj wF RLu-filu uil bfhL
Kiyfhig jkhf cULf. J ghiy cg bra
btnaw khgfij CFF Ahnkhfis Ruf brwJ.

gh vLf gHfkhd wF, f #huijahf Uf ntoaiy vgij

fLbfhf. gh CLtijnghynt J gHfjh vjh L.
f vj tKiwia gagLdhY r, bjhlJ xU khgfUJ
kLnk - gh btnaWtJ Fiw tiu myJ gJnghy bj tiu - y
lfSF gh vLf ntL. wF kbwhU khgfUJ gh vLf
ntL. L Kj gh vLj khgf L gh vLf. gh
KYkhf F tiu myJ f bkJthf brhL tiu gona kh
khh uL khgffUJ gh vLf.

br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 10

NANCY DURRELL McKENNA

cf FHij xbthU Kiw gh mUJ

nghJ gh Ru mfwJ. mt gh
mUj fW bfhSnghJ mUJ
neuK l neukhfyh. FHij mofo
gh mUJwh vwh, mtDF
njitahd msF gh iy nghY
vW bgUghyhd jhkhf ftiy
gLwd. FHij rahf kh itf
goUjh go fH thng iy.
cfSF rnjf Ujh jh
myJ kUJtl Mnyhrid nfSf.
jhghYF fS cf FHij gHOf vwh, wF gh
bfhLgJ f aghd fhakhL. jhgh vnghJ FHijF
bghUjkhd btg ilwJ. brhynghdh, mijga vz Tl
vGtiy. mLJ vnghJ gh njit vgij cf FHij cfSF
bjwJ.
jhgh jUf vgjfhf f w czfis cz njitiy;
kwtfis nghynt Mnuhakhd rk cz cbfhSf. mnj
nghy, Fl cztiffis bghJthf ifl ntoa njit iy
br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 7

jhghLtij bjhlj
jhgh bfhLgjh fS FHij btna brtij th
ikia mDggij jf ntL vgiy. vj lY
FHijF gh bfhLfyh. jsahd Milfis mJ bfhlh
khgf btna bjwnj vw ftiy gh Clyh. Jtf J
Tr UfTL, Mdh iu f D jdif bgWf.
f gh bfhLf vgij bgUghY ahU ftfnghtiy o xU fzho K cfhJ bfhL gh bfhLJ g bgWf.
cf FHijF mfg vLw ehf Ufyh, mnghJ XU ehf
mt tHfijl mofo gh mU, cfl gh Ruig mff
TL. FHij gnahL UFnghbjyh gh bfhLgJ mt njitnfg
iuthf gh Ruf br. ij L id itf :

mf ghl = _isF mf brf = mf gh

cf jhghiy vLj
f ghiy vLf ntoa njit V tUwJ
cf FHij thF khgf KGtJ ilf ntL
vgjfhf FHijF cjt ntoa njit Vglh.
kh gh iwJ ntjid Vglh.
cf FHij f ajhf Ujh, myJ jhgh mUj
Koahk nehthgoUjh.
XU k neuF f FHijia L L btna vnfD
bry nto tjh (cjhuzkhf VnjD r_f f gnfgJ)

NANCY DURRELL McKENNA

f L ntiyF bry nejh.

cf FHijia LL f
btna brynth, myJ ghkwfoF
Kng ntiyF brynth nelyh. mj
neuf ntW ahuhtJ FHijF gh
bfhLF tif f ghiy vLJ
itf Ko. gh vLgJ vgo vD
jftf j uRu (gf 9) csd.
FHij l czF jahuhF Kd mtDF l czfis mKf
gLJ Mtij fLgLbfhSf. xbthU FHij
ahrkhdJ. Rkh MW khjfis milnghJ FHij if ilgij
vLJ th itf JtfTL. mt l czF jahuh lh
vgjfhd rnfjjh J.
FHij Kj MW khjfSF njitahd KG czit iu
jhgh tHFwJ; gntW nehfUJ ghJfh jUwJ. gy
mjF wF l fhyF - y ulh ML mjFwF Tl
- jhgh bfhLwhf. f UtU vts fhyF of
Ufnsh mts fhyF jhgh UtUF eik jU,

br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 8

cf ghiy vLgjfhd tKiwf

jhghiy vLgjF _W Kakhd tf csd :
ifah vLj
if ggh vLj
rhu ggh vLj
f vj tia njbjLjhY r, ghiy vLf JtF Kd
cf iffis eF Rjkhf fG bfhs ntL vgJ Ka.
gh vLJ itgjfhd of, ghof, g vyhtiw Nlhd
nrh juh eF fG Uf bra ntL.

br nf nr ey KKa

cf FHijF jhgh CLj gf 9