Mother and child bond and breastfeeding

The mother-baby bond, are the emotional bonds that establish between the mother and her child ; it is a biological instinct, it is not provoked, but occurs in the first moments after birth and that guarantees the survival of the newborn and promotes the replication and protection of the species. Att

The mother-baby bond, are the emotional bonds that establish between the mother and her child; it is a biological instinct, it is not provoked, but occurs in the first moments after birth and that guarantees the survival of the newborn and promotes the replication and protection of the species.

Attachment is something unconscious that makes the mother respond to the needs of the baby, and ensures that the baby can establish fundamental neurological connections, the close contact between the two stimulates areas of the baby's brain that are crucial for their future.

Secure attachment, a strong bond with the mother has proved crucial so that in the future the child and later adult can establish healthy, safe relationships with other people. That is socially normalized.

What role does breastfeeding play in the bond?

The foundations of a secure attachment relationship between the baby and his mother are: El - The establishment of the affective bond between the mother and the child: since the pregnancy is already related to her child. La - The primary maternal concern: that is, the innate response of the mother to respond to the needs of her child immediately, is thought to be a hormonal mechanism.

- Breastfeeding on demand.

When a mother breastfeeds her child, a magical atmosphere is established, in which she not only offers her food, but

a series of necessary mechanisms are set in motion so that the attachment is maintained

, the ties are reinforced mother son. It is such an intimate, so special contact; that at the neurological level stimulations occur in the brain of the baby and the mother. There are two hormones necessary in breastfeeding, which also play a leading role in the establishment of the bond:- Prolactin

: necessary for the production of milk, but emotionally makes the mother to be attentive to the needs of your son.

- Oxytocin: responsible for the milk ejection, is the hormone of falling in love, and makes both fall in love with each other. That the glances between both are full of meaning, the smell they give off is recognized by both.

Thanks to breastfeeding, a dialogue without words is established between them, an intimate communication. The skin-to-skin contact, the caresses, the taste of the mother. The baby feels protected in the arms of his mother, and the mother feels able to protect her baby.So we can conclude that breastfeeding is a protective factor to have emotionally healthy adult children, the contact that is established between mother and child during the takings make the breast of the mother the ideal environment to establish the basis of attachment .