Heartwarming video reveals newborn baby's natural instinct to 'breast crawl' - as they search for their mother's nipples HOURS after they are born

  • Video shows a newborn baby crawl up its mother's belly to her nipples
  • Instincts allow babies to 'breast crawl' to find breasts all on their own
  • Babies mostly use scent, with nipples smelling similar to amniotic fluid

By Rachel Eddie For Daily Mail Australia

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The precious moment a newborn shuffles up its mother's belly and chest to find her nipples using the instinctive 'breast crawling' has been captured in a short video.

The footage is likely to make anyone clucky, with a little one pulling itself up to its mother's breasts all on its own, the video shared by Kidspot shows.

Babies placed on their mother's belly within a few hours after birth and left undisturbed can instinctively find the nipples all on their own by breast crawling. 

The precious moment a newborn baby crawls up its mother's belly and chest to find her nipples using the instinctive 'breast crawling' has been captured in a short video

The precious moment a newborn baby crawls up its mother's belly and chest to find her nipples using the instinctive 'breast crawling' has been captured in a short video

The footage shows a little one pulling itself up to its mother's breasts all on its own

The footage shows a little one pulling itself up to its mother's breasts all on its own

They use mostly smell to navigate their way up, as well as sight, taste, sound, and touch, according to breastcrawl.org.

The scent of a nipple is said to be similar to amniotic fluid, which surrounds a foetus.

Best results are seen when babies are washed only a little to avoid interrupting their instincts.

Breast crawling quietens a baby, while newborns separated from their mother tend to cry excessively.

Babies placed on their mother's belly within a few hours after birth and left undisturbed can instinctively find the nipples all on their own by breast crawling

Babies placed on their mother's belly within a few hours after birth and left undisturbed can instinctively find the nipples all on their own by breast crawling

They use mostly smell to navigate their way up, as well as sight, taste, sound, and touch

They use mostly smell to navigate their way up, as well as sight, taste, sound, and touch

The interaction is believed to help regulate the baby’s temperature and stimulate the mother’s milk, subsequently contracting the uterus.

The baby pulls itself up to its mother's nipples by breast crawling

The baby pulls itself up to its mother's nipples by breast crawling

It gives a baby its best chance at survival by keeping it in touch with its natural instincts, while allowing the newborn and mother to bond, Global Health Media Project said. 

World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends breastfeeding within the first half-hour after birth.

Viewers described the video as ‘beautiful’ on the Kidspot video on Facebook.

‘That’s amazing, incredible the instincts of a baby,’ one wrote.

Another said: ‘Babies are amazing.’

Best results are seen when babies are washed only a little to avoid interrupting their instincts

Best results are seen when babies are washed only a little to avoid interrupting their instincts

Breast crawling quietens a baby, while newborns separated from their mother tend to cry excessively

Breast crawling quietens a baby, while newborns separated from their mother tend to cry excessively

The interaction is believed to help regulate the baby’s temperature and stimulate the mother’s milk, subsequently contracting the uterus

The interaction is believed to help regulate the baby’s temperature and stimulate the mother’s milk, subsequently contracting the uterus

World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends breastfeeding within the first half-hour after birth

World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends breastfeeding within the first half-hour after birth

Viewers described the video as ‘beautiful’ on the Kidspot video on Facebook
One wrote: ‘That’s amazing, incredible the instincts of a baby'

Viewers described the video as ‘beautiful’ on the Kidspot video on Facebook. One wrote: ‘That’s amazing, incredible the instincts of a baby'

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