Your baby is born ready to look for the breast. When they stay in skin-to-skin contact, many babies wake up, crawl slowly to their mother's breast and start their first feed without help. This behaviour is called the "breast crawl" and is a natural reflex of healthy babies.
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Your baby is born ready to...
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Enf.ª Margarida LançaSpecialist Nurse in Maternal and Obstetric Health
Last updated 17 August 2026
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