哺ほ乳にゅう期き

noun

lactation period; nursing period

Refers to the period during which a mother breastfeeds her infant, or more broadly the suckling stage in mammals.

• 哺ほ乳にゅう期きの赤あかちゃんは、夜よ中なかに何なん度ども起おきることが多おおい。

  Babies in the nursing period often wake up many times during the night.

• 哺ほ乳にゅう期きの栄えい養ようは、母はは親おやの食しょく事じに大おおきく左さ右ゆうされる。

  Nutrition during the lactation period is greatly influenced by the mother's diet.