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|publisher=[[Peaceful Parentingparenting]]
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|DOI=10.1542/peds.2022-057988
|accessdate=2022-12-06
}}</ref> Human milk should be the sole source of nutrition for the first six months, however the [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (2013) and the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (2022) recommended supplementation with Vitamin D.<ref name="cps2013"/><ref name="aap2022"/> Complementary foods are introduced at about six months of age, but breastfeeding should continue.<ref name="cps2013"/><ref name="aap2022"/>
The [[WHO]] and [[UNICEF]] recommend recommend that children initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life — meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water. Infants should be breastfed on demand — that is as often as the child wants, day and night. No bottles, teats or pacifiers should be used. From the age of 6 months, children should begin eating safe and adequate complementary foods while continuing to breastfeed for up to 2 years and beyond.<ref>{{REFweb
Tan et al. (2019) reported:
<blockquote>
Early circumcision, within the first 3 days of life, may have a negative effect on the duration of breastfeeding. In our study, circumcised male infants had more than 4 fewer weeks of breastfeeding than their sibling controls. It may be beneficial to delay circumcision till after breastfeeding is properly established.<ref name="tan2024">{{REFjournal
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</blockquote>
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] reported that more than 80 percent of American mothers breastfeed, which makes breastfeeding the cultural norm in the [[United States]].<ref name="aap2022"/>
== Benefits of breastfeeding ==
The advahtages advantages of breastfeeding have long been known. [[James Calvert Spence]] (1938) reported the benefits to the health and welfare of the infant.<ref name="spence1938">{{REFjournal
|last=Spence
|first=
|accessdate=2023-12-16
}}</ref> and is not recommended by any medical society in the world, while breastfeeding has numerous health benefits and is recommended world-wide.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Immunological protection of breastfeeding]]
* [[La Leche League International]]
* [[Protection of intact newborns in hospital]]
{{LINKS}}
* {{REFweb
|publisher=Breastfeeding and Circumcision Resources
|date=2022
|publisherwebsite=[[Saving Our Sons]]
|accessdate=2024-09-04
}}
|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/search?q=breastfeeding
|title=Breastfeeding Index
|publisher=[[Your Whole Baby]]
|date=
|accessdate=2022-12-11
|url=http://www.drmomma.org/2020/09/babys-breastfeeding-pattern.html
|title=Baby's Breastfeeding Pattern
|date=
|accessdate=2022-12-11
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|author-link=
|publisher=[[Intact America]]
|date=2015-12-17
|accessdate=2024-08-23
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=[[Intact America]]
|date=2025-01-26
|accessdate=2025-01-28