Key Takeaways Babies exclusively drink breast milk or formula from birth to 4 to 6 months old. Anywhere from 4 to 6 months (and only if they're showing signs of readiness), your baby can start ...

Womack offers a breast-feeding class the first and third Wednesday of every month, at 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Mother Baby Unit, 3rd floor, Room 329.

From almost the moment your baby is born, they are hungry. Many first-time mothers are surprised when baby is at their breast, ready to feed, as soon as 30 minutes after birth.

Breast milk, it turns out, is teeming with bacteria that colonize the infant’s gut, and could help set the course for the baby’s growing immune system and metabolism.