Parent Child Bonding
Behaviors such as singing to my baby, rocking my baby, reading to my baby, holding my baby close
What are attachment behaviors
Rooting, Hand to Mouth Movements, Sucking on Hands
What are early feeding cues
The change in hormones that occur during the two weeks following delivery that can cause emotional outburst, tearfulness, irritability and overwhelm
What is Baby Blues
The name for the milk a mother produces in the first few days after giving birth
What is colostrum
The chemical that is released when you and your baby engage in skin to skin holding or kangaroo care
What is oxytocin
Mothers who are going back to work or school can receive this item from insurance in the first 30 days of life or borrow on from WIC anytime while providing breastmilk
What is a breast pump
Type of hold or position where baby is tucked to the side of the mother
Football hold
This is more difficult to digest for babies than breastmilk;
It takes 500 extra calories a day to make this
What is formula
What is breast milk