Breast-feeding is feeding a baby breast milk directly from the
breast or from a bottle after expressing the milk with a pump. Breast milk
provides the best nutrition for a baby.
All major professional medical organizations that focus on
children, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recommend
breast-feeding for at least the first year of a baby's life. This
recommendation includes feeding a baby only breast milk for the first 6 months.
Other foods, such as cereal, are then gradually introduced while continuing to
breast-feed.
