Breast is best, says Kate... so a good start for George!
KATE Middleton appears to be breastfeeding her son – showing her desire to give him the best possible start in life.
Kate, 31, was seen leaving Kensington Palace last week in a €60 maternity dress made for breastfeeding mums.
Staff at St Mary’s Hospital in London had helped her encourage newborn George to ‘latch on’ properly. And it appears she is continuing to follow their advice now she is at her home with her mother in Berkshire.
Experts say breast milk is easier for babies to digest and helps prevent a myriad of diseases – protection that formula milk cannot replicate.
On Wednesday Kate was seen l eaving Kensington Palace wearing a Blossom Knot Front Lavender dress by maternity wear specialists Seraphine. The dress, which has sold out online and now has a four-week waiting list, is designed for new mums who are breastfeeding.
Seraphine, which is also worn by actresses Halle Berry and Jessica Alba, claims that four of its dresses are worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. Owner Cecile Renaud said: ‘Kate’s ordered a couple of breastfeeding styles from us.’
Mothers are generally recommended to exclusively breast-feed their children for the first six months.
But recent figures have shown that just 47 per cent of mothers in Ireland are breastfeeding when they are discharged from maternity care.
The late Princess Diana breastfed both Princes William and Harry. And the Queen breastfed Prince Charles until he had measles at two months old.