From April 4 to 5 a few of the world's leading breastfeeding researchers will arrive in the UK to talk about the latest in what they know in front of an audience of doctors and midwives.
So with many mums opting to breastfeed, the top tips have been rounded up by the experts and they are...
Firstly, when breast milk passes from mother to baby, a tiny element from the mum’s gut is transferred thus making it a one-of-a-kind milk that is tailor-made for each baby.
Breast milk can never be truly be copied as the whole combination changes every day.
Also, the hormones in the milk tell breastfed babies exactly how much fat to lean tissue they need…so breastfed babies start off with the good fat they need and then naturally slim down as they turn into toddlers.
Amazing, isn't it?
This one is our favourite - each baby regulates the amount of hormones and nutrients in its own mother’s milk.
Amazingly, breast milk is bursting with so many different components which all have an effect on each other, these intricate interactions being uncovered are helping researchers understand breastmilk’s unique ability to protect an infant against allergies.
And an important one - for the first two weeks mums must have confidence that their most important job is to eat, sleep and breastfeed.
So plan on being comfortable and warm with your baby skin-to-skin, and focus on breastfeeding it's a beautiful way to start motherhood.
