Background: Breastfeeding is generally considered by health professionals as the ideal feeding practices for infants. It is the first communication pathway between the mother and her infant. Objectives:1. Assessment of epidemiological factors affecting awareness of mothers regarding breast feeding. 2. To find the knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding feeding practices.3. To determine the gap between the knowledge and feeding practices among mothers. Methodology: All females attending immunization clinic in UHTC AND RHTC between January 2017toApril2017 and willing to participate in the study were taken as study subjects. Convenient sampling technique was used. Results: Mothers participated in the study fall in age group of 26 to 30 years. 59 (29.5%) mothers are less educated i.e. up to metric. Out of working mother only 27 (79.41%) were given private place for breast feeding. 186 (93.0%) mothers were counselled at the time of delivery regarding the frequency and duration of breastfeeding practices. Majority of the children i.e 182 (91.0%) were given Colostrum as a first feed. 95 (47.5%) mothers initiated breastfeeding after 24 hours due to lack of milk formation and thickness of breast milk.92 (46%) mothers gave exclusive breastfeed to their babies, 59.5% babies were given mixed feed (breast milk and cow’s milk) as a complimentary feed .90.00% of the mothers believed that breast milk contains all the essential nutrients for a newborn child. Conclusions: Mothers were highly knowledgeable about breastfeeding. They were able to recognize the benefits of breastfeeding and the importance of Colostrum. The exclusive breastfeeding rate was low. The main factors observed that interfere with exclusive breastfeeding are the perception of mothers that the breast milk is was not adequate and being thick for the baby. Delay in initiation of lactation is due to caesarean section and neonatal illness and hospitalization.