Welcome to The Breastfeeding Bond
Best Pediatric Doctor in LucknowAre you searching for the best paediatric doctor in Lucknow? Look no further! At The Breastfeeding Bond, we offer comprehensive pediatric care to ensure your child’s health and well-being from infancy through adolescence. Our clinic is renowned for providing exceptional care and support for both children and new mothers.
We all know a bit about breastfeeding. But do we understand its importance fully?
Does it really matter if a baby is breastfed? Is it just the physical act of the mother fulfilling the nutritional requirements of the newborn – or is it a lot more than that?
The fact is that breastfeeding is a lot more than the above. The act of feeding builds a unique bond between the mother and the newborn. It enhances maternal sensitivity and attachment between the mother and the newborn.
Research has shown that mothers, who breastfeed tend to have greater physical contact with their infants, are more responsive towards the infants, and spend more time in mutual gaze with their infants. This is something that bottle feeding cannot achieve.
Our Services
General Paediatrics
We treat common ailments in the paediatric age group with the utmost care and expertise. From routine checkups to growth monitoring, our goal is to detect and address any growth faltering early on
Vaccination Services
Routine immunisations are crucial for your child’s health. Ensure you don’t delay or miss your vaccination dates with our timely vaccination services.
Lactation Counselling
Helping new mothers establish successful breastfeeding routines is one of our primary goals. Our lactation consultants in Lucknow are dedicated to building your confidence and ensuring your baby gets the best nourishment.
Feeding Counselling
Introducing solid foods at the right time is critical. We guide you on what, how much, and how frequently to feed your child starting at six months of age.
Why choose us
Experienced and Compassionate Care
Our pediatricians, led by Dr. Swati Gupta, have over 15 years of experience in child healthcare. Dr. Gupta is a board-certified pediatrician known for her personalized approach and dedication to each child’s well-being.
Comprehensive Pediatric Services
We offer a wide range of services, including general pediatrics, routine checkups, growth monitoring, and treatment of common ailments. We focus on early detection and intervention to ensure timely and effective care for your child.
State-of-the-Art Lactation Center
Our lactation center in Lucknow provides advanced support for breastfeeding mothers. We offer one-on-one counseling and expert advice, helping numerous mothers establish and maintain effective breastfeeding routines.
Convenient Location and Accessibility
Located in the heart of Lucknow, our clinic is easily accessible for families. We offer flexible scheduling, including same-day appointments for urgent needs, ensuring prompt attention for your child.
About Dr. Swati
Dr. Swati Gupta
MBBS, SCH (Diploma in Child Health)
BPNI certified Breastfeeding counsellor
ACLP (Advanced Certified Lactation Counsellor)
IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant)
Dr. Swati Gupta completed her MBBS from Mysore Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka. Thereafter she did her training in Paediatrics (DCH) at GSVM Medical College, Kanpur. Dr. Swati commenced her independent practice as a consultant paediatrian at Nishtha Child Care Clinic, Lucknow in the year 2004. It was during this time that she realized that there were many myths about breastfeeding prevalent in Indian society. Mose mothers would not even know that they could resolve a lot of issues that they faced with the right advice.
How Our Clinic Started
Being a mother herself, Dr. Swati realized that she had become the first point of contact for lactation-related queries from a new generation of young working mothers. Even when they brought the child for vaccination, the shared their concern regarding breastfeeding.
There was a serious lack of available services for new moms needing support for breastfeeding. This is when she knew that she had to step into this field and bridge the gap. She began dedicating her effortsto strengthening the bond between the mother and the newborn. These included courses in breast feeding counselling conducted by Breast feeding Promotion Network of India and BeginEn as well as the International board certified lactation consultant certificate exam conducted by IBLCE (International board of lactation consultant examiners), USA.
IBCLC is a rigorous exam conducted worldwide and the certication (IBCLC) is accepted globally. As an international board-certified lactation consultant, she is trained in a wide range of breastfeeding situations, providing active support for establishing and sustaining appropriate breastfeeding practices. She is knowledgeable, competent and qualified to assist families in difficult situations, in a caring manner.
Today, Nishtha Child Care Clinic is the go-to place for mothers and their newborns. We have come a long way. We are happy that we have been able to make a difference in their lives and raise awareness about this.
Bond of Trust & Health
The newborn is comforted by the smell of the mother and skin to skin contact with her. The act of breastfeeding relaxes the newborn. There is evidence in medical literature to support that breastfeeding experience has been associated with better learning ability, facilitated brain development, and reduced risk for antisocial behavior.
Breastfeeding mothers are known to have a lesser degree of anxiety and stress compared to mothers who feed formula to the newborn. This natural feeding has been also reported to reduce the incidence of postpartum depression in mothers.
Advantages of Breastfeeding
For the baby
– Strengthening of the newborn’s immune system
– Enhanced ability to fight infections
– Prevention of allergies
For the mother
– Decreased risk of breast and ovarian cancers
– Lower cases of osteoporosis and anemia
– Helps in spacing pregnancies
A New Mother’s Need For Guidance Help
During Dr. Swati Gupta’s clinical practice, she came to realize that to successfully breastfeed a newborn child, a mother requires tremendous social, economic, and clinical support.
Breastfeeding and caring for the newborn require significant time and effort by the mother. In order to do so, she requires considerable support from her husband and her extended family.
We firmly believe that helping young mothers with support and expert help for breastfeeding would go a long way in improving the health and long-term well-being of children.
Many mothers face challenges and have questions like:
- The milk feed is not enough. What should I do?
- The baby refuses to feed or latch.
- My family insists that I should bottle feed as the baby is crying all the time.
- Should I stop Breastfeeding when I am not well?
- How should I manage breastfeeding as I have to go back to work soon?
These are just a few of the many challenges that they face. If you are a nursing mother, then we urge you that please, do not hesitate to share your concerns with us. Read our blogs, know about our programs, and feel free to take our expert opinion. For you are not alone in the journey of nourishing your baby….